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Posted by Luke
on August 27, 2009, 15:21:23, in reply to "Re: First Summit from Vivian Creek - I cant move my knees!"
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We didn't use a trekking pole, I figured it would've helped. I think in hindsight the trip up was challenging but you HAVE to keep in mind on the trip down and controlling your pace. We were rushing to get as far down as we could before night and in our haste I think there was too many harsh steps for my knees to handle. We plan on making another summit this summer, this time overnight, to enjoy the area, and check some of the other mountains out as well...
Luke
--Previous Message--
: Ha!...Not laughing at you Luke, just
: relating is all. Vivian is a tough
: one for a day hike. I've done it
: about a dozen times as a one -
: dayer, but now in my late
: 50's...nope!
: One thing that might help big time
: are trekking poles. You didn't
: mention if you used them or not.
: Going up hill, I find them most
: beneficial. Going down, just the
: same. There's a certain technique to
: getting the most benefit out of
: them, but well worth the cost.
: How about, next time, doing this as
: an overnighter? High Creek is a
: wonderful spot to spend the night,
: with a light day pack for the summit
: the next day.
: Ed.
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: --Previous Message--
: My brother and I along with a friend
: summited San G on Tuesday. My
: brother had done it before but had
: camped at High Creek. We decided to
: go for it in one day. Hit the trail
: at 7:00 (an hour later than we
: wanted too) and Summited by 3:00. I
: have a sore hipflexor that was
: making it hard to move quick.
: The weird part is all three of us
: started to have horrible knee pain
: between High Creek and Halfway, by
: the time we got to Vivian, we were
: at a crawling pace maybe .5MPH if we
: were lucky. I know its a hard hike,
: I'm not in the best of shape but I
: play Ice Hockey every week and skate
: practice as well, I ride my bike
: often and my friend plays soccer.
: Non of us are overweight. We were
: miserable coming down, I've never
: seen anything like it. We saw
: people jogging up and down, but we
: felt like we were gonna die! Anyone
: else ever had that horrible knee
: pain? Its been 3 days and I still
: can't walk down my stairs.
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