PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

[jimmie 48]

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whoa!! i didn't know you were on everest!!! bio and i are climbing it, too!!!
you must be about 3,075 flights up! you'll be at summit before me!

let me make sure i've got all your climbs.
for mountains, you have finishe Mont Blanc and Kilimanjaro, right?
and you have finished all of the buildings.

[Kate113]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

I have finished the buildings, yes.

I've done Mont Blanc. I've been going in order of least steps to most steps. I don't remember Kilimanjaro though. I'll have to find my paper, but I'm pretty sure it's the one right before Everest.

[jimmie 48]

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yep it's the one before everest and after Mont Blanc. i've got you recorded as finishing it. geesh, you'll have the biggest 3 out of the way. the rest is easy pickin's!

[sallyseachange]

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Gonna be lots of flags a flappin soon, up there on ol' Everest!

[jimmie 48]

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ack!!!!! you should see these dinky steps at the new house!!! my climbing days are fixin' to be a bit more treacherous. the steps are not as deep, i don't know if even my whole itty bitty foot would completely rest on a step. only 14 steps so i'll be stepping up then down then back up to make 15. sheesh. and the stairs are steep! i'm gonna be working for the last 1/3 of everest!

hey, got some new climbs lined up! did some research this morning so i can be adding some things in the not too distant future. i have to tell you though. one of the climbs is the B.R.E.N. Tower. now since we have our Bren as an Admin again, how could i pass that up?

[sallyseachange]

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Jimmie... what a bummer having only 14 steps. Irritating to have to do an "up and down" last step!

Re new climbs... Any chance of putting Stromboli on the list? http://www.geocities.com/gunnar_ries/strombeng.html I have flatlets on a neighbouring island in the archipelago, and one of these days I'll be climbing it for real. It's a volcano... the most active in Europe...erupts about every 15 mins and is very spectacular to see at night. It's quite a safe volcano, as volcanos go...being predictable in it's eruptions. Tourists climb it all the time. Not particularly high though...takes about 3 hours to get to the top, I'm told. Apparently it's 924 metres high, which is 3031 ft.

[jimmie 48]

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sal, i think it can most definetely go on a list.

as part of our 1 year anniversary since starting this challenge, i think it would be fitting to have a set of climbs called Challengeres Choice.your Stromboli can fit in this new group. i'll give particluars after i get the numbers worked out.

[sallyseachange]

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sal, i think it can most definetely go on a list.

as part of our 1 year anniversary since starting this challenge, i think it would be fitting to have a set of climbs called Challengeres Choice.your Stromboli can fit in this new group. i'll give particluars after i get the numbers worked out.

WOO HOO! That's cool Jimmie! And... I love the name Challengers Choice!

[Kate113]

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Currently climbing Mount Everest, Nepal 45,980/58,070

I'm getting back into the groove! Well, somewhat slowly but I'm doing it! WOOOHOOO!

[jimmie 48]

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good job, kate! nice to see you getting back in the groove!

i've passed the 2/3 point on everest!

[jimmie 48]

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status of new climbs:
i've been in contact with the British Heart Foundation concerning the calculations they used for our challenge.
jack has figured out things but there are discrepancies concerning the BHF numbers and his. we think this is because we are U.S. and they are not. i won't go in to all the details but will say they have replied and sent me to a particular division to get my answers.
i would like to continue to use the same calculating process for the rest of our climbs and that's what i am trying to get info on. as soon as i can compare jacks math with the BHF's math, i'll get the other climbs in order and tell the particulars on the Challengers Choice climbs.

[sallyseachange]

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Sounds good Jimmie!

[zencyn]

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Thanks for all your work Jimmie and Jack!!!

I finished the Blackpool Tower today. And I had a personal best, I was able to do 35 flights in a row! That's astounding for me. Previously I always had to break it down into smaller groups.

[jimmie 48]

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GOOD WORK, CYNTHIA! ISN'T IT GREAT WHEN YOU CAN BEAT YOUR BEST? GIVES A REAL FEELING OF ACCOMPLISHMENT! WAY TO GO!


i've got your climb recorded!

[Kate113]

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Still climbing Mount Everest, Nepal 46,130/58,070

I won't be able to check in for awhile because I'm going to my other house for 5-6 days. Then I'll only be back for a day or two. I'll be gone most of the month after that. The other house doesn't have steps so I'll have to go and hunt some down. I'll keep track and update when I return.