Ten Fingers, 6 Strings: Doin' Some Adventurin'!

December 23, 2006

Doin' Some Adventurin'!

I love going to Arizona instead of Philly for Christmas. I'm going to get up at O’Dark-Thirty to bag this bad boy.

What you are looking at is Rincon Peak. It is the 8,500 ft peak in the Rincon Mountain Range to the east of Tucson. Apparently there are only 10-15 people per week on this mountain during the fall and spring, and I'm sure that since it is a) winter and b) Christmas Eve, I might find myself alone out there. I haven't had a day to myself in months, so it should be a great trip.

16 miles round trip and 4,500 vertical feet. Bring it on!

UPDATE: My mom has been watching too much news. After seeing those climbers that were stuck on Mt Hood, she is having an complete meltdown about me doing this tomorrow.

Man, I hate the media. I should have told my mom I was going surfing instead. It's not like the media can make that look dangerous, can they?

Posted by 10 fingers 6 strings at December 23, 2006 07:03 PM | TrackBack

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Moms, you gotta love 'em, even if they are neurotic sometimes. I have been watching a marathon of Everest on the discovery channel this Christmas Eve morning. I thought of you and lo and behold I check your site and what is your latest post about but climbing a mountain. The guys that climb this mountain are brave and nuts at the same time. I don't think I would/could ever do that but to accomplish a feat like that would be amazing. So, I suppose I will set my sites on smaller goals, like figuring out how to spot clean my upholstery. Oh the challenges life throws at each of us.

Merry Christmas bro. I hope you have a great holiday in Arizona.

Posted by: rick at December 24, 2006 09:06 AM

Yeah, enjoy the holiday and the solitary climb! Looks like fun.

And bring some A-1.

in case, you know, you get trapped under a boulder and have to chew your arm off or something.

Posted by: Ian Wood at December 24, 2006 03:13 PM

Ian, you always bring a perspective to my life on the edge. I didn't eat my arm, but at one point today, I did try to eat my own ass. Too bad it is all the way back there and I'd have to be pretty double jointed to do such a thing.

Rick, be careful with the upolstery, I've heard that sharks inhabit them and eat "innocent" decorators. Maybe your upolstery skills could be put to use in San Francisco?

Merry Christmas my brothers from another mother!

Posted by: TF6S at December 24, 2006 06:18 PM