PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

[biogeek]

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Hey, will you sing when you get to the top of the mountain?? I think I will do my best Julie Andrews impersonation. I'm horrid, mind you, but I just love that movie!!!

[Erin68]

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Ohhh good idea bio! I'll meet ya up there and we can sing (breaks into song)...

"the hills are alive... with the sound of music.. ahhhhh ahahahah"

[jimmie 48]

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WELCOME TO OUR WORLD OF CLIMBING, BIO!

this has been such a great challenge! susan and sal have really changed how they go about things. they search out the steps instead of the lifts or escalators. it's been great for me to really work the knees without doing any more damage to them. we all like getting a reward so getting to the top gives us that much more pleasure.

let us know when you finish each climb! we love congratulating our achievements!

on the jimmie homefront: jack has really slowed down on his climbs. this new job is not condusive to flight climbing so he is going really slowly. i am sticking to my weekly goal to finish the mountains by years end. i'm getting extra flights in each week so far so maybe i can summit mt. everest by november.

[Erin68]

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wow! mt everest! don't forget your oxygen mask as ya get to the top jimmie!! and I hope ya packed some warm mittens!

[biogeek]

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Erin, if you're gonna sing with me, put some earplugs in so you don't have to listen to me. I'll listen to you though!! Hopefully we won't twirl off the mountain!!!

Jimmie, we have 4 elevators in this building: they're slow, crowded, & they creep me out!!! The stairs are the safe way to go around here!!!! I'm assuming that climbing DOWN stairs doesn't count, eh? Mt Everest seems to be a pretty tall order, but I know you can do it!!!

[jimmie 48]

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bio, i don't personally count going down the stairs. it's called the Stair Climbing Challenge and from the instructions, i always took it to mean, climbing and not descending.

the instuctions say

"First you will need to have an idea of how many flights of stairs you can realistically climb in a week...." and "Count and record how many
steps you climb each day......".

mt everest is some time in the future. i have to get mont blanc done and tackle kilimanjaro first. seems like a long time from now but yes, we will all get there!
now that i am on some of the higher climbs, it's been good to have a bit of inspiration from sal and susan. they keep me going. i hope i do the same for them.

[Love2Lose]

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Ok you guys I am in.. I am going to start slow and I am going to climg The Millenium Dome in England 320 steps = 21 flights and I hope to accomplish this by 2/2/2007. I am sure this will be a piece of cake since I have to climb 2 flights of stairs to get to my apartment and I am always running in an out. I have also started taking the stairs at work for the past couple of days and I work on the 5th fl.

Good luck to all of you climbing losers


SW=250 09/21/2006
CW=212 01/25/2007
GW=165 05/27/2007

[jimmie 48]

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GOOD TO HAVE YOU JOINING, LOVE!

you already have a good handle on things by having to take so many flights. might as well earn an award in the process!!!

[sallyseachange]

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Welcome Bio and Love2lose!!!!

Jimmie!!!! Of course you keep me going! You're brilliant at doing that! Would never get anywhere if I didn't have you and Susan and others reporting on various successes! This is the most fun challenge, and we have you to thank for it!

[Erin68]

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Welcome Love2Lose - England sounds like a nice trip to take this time of year (lol.. errr.. not sure what the weather is like there this time of year, it just sounded good)! Welcome to our little crazy climbing world!

Ya definately keep us goin Jimmie.. ya make this fun and adventurous and not work and a diet every day! I think you need a star!!! I'm gonna make ya one!

[biogeek]

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Hey Love2lose! Welcome to the stairclimbing crew!

I'm so excited about climbing different landmarks that I showed my boss (who's also a very good friend) as well as a couple of coworkers a print out of the climbing goals. They're gonna start climbing too!! We'll be climbing fools here!!

[jimmie 48]

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bio! that is so cool to have some on hands motivation! good for you. keep us posted on how they are doing!

[biogeek]

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No problem...I'll keep ya posted! Even better news with having my climbing buddies....they sing just as badly as I do, so I won't feel alone when I belt out a tune!!! LOL

[jimmie 48]

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gosh, you and stacy are fast fast tonight. i can't keep up with the replies.
i know when jack was able to climb so many in a day, it was nice to compare notes on our flights at the end of the day. singing was optional.

[Love2Lose]

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Hi Everyone

Thank you all for the warm welcome, I am so excited to be here. I got home tonight and started climbing up those flights of stairs and just couldnt stop. I was a bit outta breathe but I was just so motivated to get to the top of Millennium Dome that I had to do it. And GUESS WHAT? I DID IT!!!! I made it to the top of Millennium Dome in one day all 320 steps and 21 flights.. Yes!!!

Now tommorrow I am going to climb to the top of The Sydney Opera House.

Bio great idea to get others to join you. I might try to round up a few co-workers myself thanks for the idea. And good luck to you and all the climbers in this challenge.