PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

[sallyseachange]

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Jimmie... how cool a reaction from your colleague! My brother's amazement was similar when I told him about Everest... we were climbing it for the first time, back then. He still asks me where in the world I am... and how far up!!

Onward to base camp at 2000!

Penelo... congrats on your recent completions.

[jimmie 48]

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completed:
Seattle Space Needle, USA 78 flights
Canary Wharf Tower, England 107 flights

climbing:
Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia 190 flights 80/190

only two more to go in the set!!!!! then you'll get your first pledging flights award

[jimmie 48]

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sal....

Kilimanjaro: 1694 (2000 = base camp 6)

i'm keeping up with you. for the past few days, i've been watching your siggy and making sure i stay on track with you. i'm at 1694, too.

[sallyseachange]

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sal....



i'm keeping up with you. for the past few days, i've been watching your siggy and making sure i stay on track with you. i'm at 1694, too.

We can have our 1694 coffee break together then!!

[penelo]

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jimmy and sally...you guys are awesome!

[jimmie 48]

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jimmy and sally...you guys are awesome!

thanks penelo. i think sal and i just like this challenge the best of all. makes it easy to count those flights.

[sallyseachange]

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jimmy and sally...you guys are awesome!

Thanks penelo! Not sure whether or not we are awesome... but, after all these flights, I guess our leg muscles are!!

[mommajen]

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I assume this is an open entry challenge? I would like to join if ya'll don't mind. So I guess my first task is to choose a destination and second would be to get started climbing....right? Should I start with one from the virtual climbs (mountains or buildings)? Sorry for so many questions...I just don't want to screw up.

Thank you!

[jimmie 48]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

I assume this is an open entry challenge? I would like to join if ya'll don't mind. So I guess my first task is to choose a destination and second would be to get started climbing....right? Should I start with one from the virtual climbs (mountains or buildings)? Sorry for so many questions...I just don't want to screw up.

Thank you!

don't worry about the questions, we'll answer what we can.

yep, it's open for anyone to start at anytime and it's a go-at-your-own pace type of challenge. and we certainly don't mind having another challenger, we love having new challengers!

my advice would be to start with the buildings. it's easy to get several of those done and the sense of accomplishment comes quicker than with those mountains. there are two sets of buildings and you are welcome to pick and start either one. i wouldn't worry about the worksheet. most of us found that after a few climbs, it was kinda useless. but use the list that you find on the worksheet to see what you want to climb.

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR STAIR CLIMBING WORKSHEET

Find more Virual Buildings here

[mommajen]

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Thank you jimmie for your quick response. I guess I will start with Millenium Dome, England 320 steps / 21 flights. Do I need to do daily updates in this thread or keep track on my own and post when completed?

[jimmie 48]

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Thank you jimmie for your quick response. I guess I will start with Millenium Dome, England 320 steps / 21 flights. Do I need to do daily updates in this thread or keep track on my own and post when completed?

in this challenge, you keep your own stats. you can post your activity but it isn't necessary. what we do like to see is when you finish whatever you are climbing. when you post that, i mark it on the spreadsheet.
the spreadsheet i have made lets me know who climbed what and shows all of our numbers from the time we started this challenge. it also shows me when you are ready to earn an award.

this is what i posted on jan 1 concerning this challenge:

The Pledging Flights Challenge began on April 22nd, 2006 at 2:02 PM. The Pledging Flights Challenger has had a host of Challengers over the years. These are the Challengers who have accomlished at least 1 mountain, building, tower~mast~chimney or Challengers Choice.

1poundatatime, attek, barrnone, beginanew, biogeek, boonie stomper, BoxerLoverBaby, cruisinworld2, Depmiester, Erin68, floydgirl, Georgiana, Gem238, heatherm422, imagood1, Jack W., Jasmain, jimmie 48, Kate113, LadyPoohBear24, Love2Lose, love4scotland, mello33, myjack, OBob, OutbackJess, Pounds2Go, RosieC, sadie@136, sadue147, sallyseachange, sannew, ~sassy1~, Seshena36, Shilorunamok, smiley2, soon2bslim, staziaw, suzyque, sweetgirl2, TBW and zencyn

Challengers who have earned the Pledging Flights Virtual Buildings award Buildings set 1
biogeek, boonie stomper, imagood1, Jack W., jimmie 48 {x 3}, Kate113, myjack, OBob, sallyseachange, soon2bslim, sweetgirl2 and TBW.

Challengers who have earned the Pledging Flights Virtual Buildings award Buildings set 2
jimmie 48, myjack and sallyseachange

Challengers who have earned the Pledging Flights Virtual Towers~Masts~Chimneys award

imagood1, jimmie 48, myjack and sallyseachange

Challengers who have earned the Pledging Flights Challengers Choice award
boonie stomper, jimmie 48 {x 3} and sallyseachange {x 2}.

Challengers who have earned the Pledging Flights Virtual Mountains award
boonie stomper, jimmie 48, sallyseachange and sweetgirl2.

Now, our impressive totals. These numbers do not include the partial flights some of us are doing at the moment.
Finished Mountains ......76,331
Finished Buildings, set 1 ..... 18,677
Finished Buildings, set 2 .... 4,404
Finished Towers~Masts~Chimneys.... 6,031
Finished Challengers Choice ..... 11,857

Grand Total .... 117,300 flights which breaks down to 1,759,500 steps

so as you complete something, the numbers will keep adding up and on the next big update, you'll see your name included with the those you see above.

[barrnone]

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Current:
BT Tower, Birmingham, Englad 997 steps, 27/66 flights

Completed:
Forth Rail Bridge, Scotland 680 steps, 45 flights - 2/10/2010 - 2/16/2010
Big Ben, England 632 steps 42 flights – 01/15/2009 - 2/10/2010
Cliffton Suspension Bridge, England 490 steps 33 flights – 12/29/2009 - 01/14/2009
Sydney Opera House, Australia, 425 steps 28 flights - 12/21/2009 - 12/28/2009
Millennium Dome, England 320 steps 21 flights - 12/16/2009 - 12/21/2009
Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland 5390 steps 360 flights - 9/26/2009 - 12/16/2009.

[jimmie 48]

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thanks for updating in this challenge, too, barrnone.

sal, i'm keeping up flight-to-flight with you. it's keeping me on my toes, no time for slacking off.
i had lost my pedometer last week and i notified a guy at work so he could let others know just in case somebody came across it. this was the same guy who asked about kilimanjaro. when i later notified him that i had found it he replied in an email, "Good, I wouldn't want you to have to start Kilimanjaro all over again". lol he didn't understand that the pedometer and flights were two different things but i thought it was neat that he remembered our previous conversation.


an update for jack: he is still slow and steady on mont blanc. 1809/2028
my excess flights are going toward mont blanc. my count on that mountain is 1040/2028

[sallyseachange]

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sal, i'm keeping up flight-to-flight with you. it's keeping me on my toes, no time for slacking off.
i had lost my pedometer last week and i notified a guy at work so he could let others know just in case somebody came across it. this was the same guy who asked about kilimanjaro. when i later notified him that i had found it he replied in an email, "Good, I wouldn't want you to have to start Kilimanjaro all over again". lol he didn't understand that the pedometer and flights were two different things but i thought it was neat that he remembered our previous conversation.

Hope I'm not keeping you on your toes too much! Actually, the last couple of days have been a little slower... succumbed to the lift (elevator) a couple of times. Stiff knees is my excuse!

Are you in a pedometer challenge Jimmie, or just keeping track of steps on your own? Haven't checked, but I thought the challenge faded away shortly after a few of us dropped out...

I too have a few excess flights after reaching a couple of base camps. Haven't put them towards anything this time... can't seem to find time to decide what to make my "interim" climb. Need an extra 12 hours in each day! Grrrr!

[barrnone]

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Current:
BT Tower, Birmingham, Englad 997 steps, 37/66 flights - start 2/16/2010

Completed:
Forth Rail Bridge, Scotland 680 steps, 45 flights - 2/10/2010 - 2/16/2010
Big Ben, England 632 steps 42 flights – 01/15/2009 - 2/10/2010
Cliffton Suspension Bridge, England 490 steps 33 flights – 12/29/2009 - 01/14/2009
Sydney Opera House, Australia, 425 steps 28 flights - 12/21/2009 - 12/28/2009
Millennium Dome, England 320 steps 21 flights - 12/16/2009 - 12/21/2009
Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland 5390 steps 360 flights - 9/26/2009 - 12/16/2009.