PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

[imagood1]

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100/360 flights

[love4scotland]

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Hello all! I have cleared 446/587 which leaves me with 141 flights to go. I am going to try to finish out those this week. Then I will pick something else to continue climbing till this challenge is over. I am more proud of myself than I think I have ever been.

Just wanted to let you guys know; I email my family every week with my progress. Apparently my father thought when I said I was climbing at least 15 flights a day, that I meant I was climbing 15 stairs. When I told him I was climbing the stairs in a parking garage 3 times a day he grew quiet. He did the math in his head and for the first time in my life, he told me how proud he was of me for doing this. He asked what made me take up the stair stepping and I credited you all. My step-mother (who is as fit as it is possible to be) told him how much she hates stair masters and how just climbing 3 flights three times a week is some of the hardest exercise she does and pointed out to dad that I do more stairs in a day then she does in a week. Feeling great! Time for some more water.

Have a great week!

[sallyseachange]

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Nice climbing Carole and Love4scotland!

[jimmie 48]

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I email my family every week with my progress. Apparently my father thought when I said I was climbing at least 15 flights a day, that I meant I was climbing 15 stairs. When I told him I was climbing the stairs in a parking garage 3 times a day he grew quiet. He did the math in his head and for the first time in my life, he told me how proud he was of me for doing this. He asked what made me take up the stair stepping and I credited you all. My step-mother (who is as fit as it is possible to be) told him how much she hates stair masters and how just climbing 3 flights three times a week is some of the hardest exercise she does and pointed out to dad that I do more stairs in a day then she does in a week. Feeling great!

how wonderful for you! i hope it's the first of many more kudos your dad will give you!

[jimmie 48]

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everest buddies.....

i'm still at 1050 base camp. sal, are you still there? susan, how far up are you? it seems like we've been at this base camp much longer than the past ones. let me know when it's time to move up to the next base camp. that will be at 1300.

[imagood1]

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125/360

[sallyseachange]

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Jimmie, I hopped off Everest to climb Mont Blanc... not a good idea as it's much, much higher than I remembered! Just gimme a shout when Susan gets to base camp and I'll stake a notice board marking where I've got to on Mont Blanc and helicopter back to Everest to carry on with our "main" climb. Hope that's allowed... otherwise I'll just have to abort Mont Blanc and move to something lower for the secondary climbs.
Climbing two big mountains in instalments is...ummm..... interesting!!

[jimmie 48]

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Jimmie, I hopped off Everest to climb Mont Blanc... not a good idea as it's much, much higher than I remembered! Just gimme a shout when Susan gets to base camp and I'll stake a notice board marking where I've got to on Mont Blanc and helicopter back to Everest to carry on with our "main" climb. Hope that's allowed... otherwise I'll just have to abort Mont Blanc and move to something lower for the secondary climbs.
Climbing two big mountains in instalments is...ummm..... interesting!!

you don't have to lose any flights. what i have done is just finished what i was on and then right back to everest. you can do that or place your marker and go back to it. i agree, it's .... ummmm... interesting. it makes me work that spreadsheet! LOL

we'll watch for susan to get to the base camp. something tells me she is going to shoot past it, though.

i've finished the cn tower [yesterday] which finished up that set of buildings. i'm now joining carole on SLIEVE DONARD.
45/360

[imagood1]

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150 / 360 flights

[sallyseachange]

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Thanks Jimmie... sorry to give you extra spreadsheet work.
I'll rejoin y'all on Everest when Susan reaches (or overshoots) us.

[boonie stomper]

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you don't have to lose any flights. what i have done is just finished what i was on and then right back to everest. you can do that or place your marker and go back to it. i agree, it's .... ummmm... interesting. it makes me work that spreadsheet! LOL

we'll watch for susan to get to the base camp. something tells me she is going to shoot past it, though.

i've finished the cn tower [yesterday] which finished up that set of buildings. i'm now joining carole on SLIEVE DONARD.
45/360

Umm.... is that what that tiny flag was?
Somehow II've just kept on trudging across the tundra
mile after mile...
(No yellow snow, LOL)

Dawgonnit... How close am I to the next base camp, at 1092???

[jimmie 48]

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Dawgonnit... How close am I to the next base camp, at 1092???

base camp is at 1050. are you there?

wait.... does that mean you are at 1092? if so the next base camp will be at 1300

[imagood1]

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good morning 175/360 flights as of today

[sallyseachange]

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base camp is at 1050. are you there?

wait.... does that mean you are at 1092? if so the next base camp will be at 1300

Sounds like we're ready to start on up again (that right?)... and follow in Susan's footsteps!

[jimmie 48]

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good morning 175/360 flights as of today

good climbing, carole! i guess i'll be jumping off slieve donard and heading back to everest.

Sounds like we're ready to start on up again (that right?)... and follow in Susan's footsteps!

i think that's what it means, sal. we'll meet up again at 1300 flights!