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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 7/4/2006, 9:06 am Post subject: I did it, I did it! |
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I did it, I did it!!
I've had a hankerin to explore a little canyon that will require some rappeling skills and I had none. (except the one time I followed Diane up a green rope and then had to figure out how to get back down)
Diane and Honk (hnak, hank or hak) took time on Saturday to show me the ropes. We started my instruction flat on the ground first, moved to a 20 foot rappel and then on to one that was about 70 feet. It took me about 5 trips over the edge to start feeling the fun. Now I can't wait to go back and walk over the edge of 200 foot drop and dangle from a bridge. I think I'm hooked!
Looking for a harness to call my own in case any of you should have one that you need to sell.
Thanks Diane and Hank for helping me to obtain another goal in the wide wild world of hiking! You guys are awesome!
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 7/4/2006, 9:13 am Post subject: |
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Brats! I miss all the fun |
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paintninaz
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515
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Posted: 7/4/2006, 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Woo Hoo!! Congrats Suz!! Loads of fun, isn't it?
I'm not so sure about that dangling off a bridge thing you're talking about....but I'm a bit of a wimp! _________________ ~Tracy
“Friends make the bad times good — and the good times unforgettable.” |
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IGO
Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 4144 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: 7/4/2006, 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Far out.
I've signed on with the Las Vegas Mountaineers Club for some instructional coming up real soon now. _________________ "Surely all God's people, however serious or savage, great or small, like to play. Whales and elephants, dancing, humming gnats, and invisibly small mischievous microbes - all are warm with divine radium and must have lots of fun in them." John Muir |
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Hikngrl Canyoneering is my 'Happy Place'
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 5578 Location: Peoria, AZ
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Posted: 7/4/2006, 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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She did great! It was a blast! Thanks Hank! _________________ ~~~Diane~~~
I want to shine! |
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jkern15674
Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 208
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Posted: 7/4/2006, 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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WATERHOLES here we come |
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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 7/5/2006, 6:36 am Post subject: |
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Lots more for me to learn...but I have the basics.
I think I'd like to get a handle on how to go UP a rope, just in case. |
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Hikngrl Canyoneering is my 'Happy Place'
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 5578 Location: Peoria, AZ
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Posted: 7/5/2006, 7:30 am Post subject: |
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yep! I wanna learn that part as well! Up is good! _________________ ~~~Diane~~~
I want to shine! |
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cactuscat
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 459 Location: Phoenix
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Posted: 7/5/2006, 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hikngrl wrote: |
yep! I wanna learn that part as well! Up is good! |
Up is good - but it sure isn't any fun! |
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IGO
Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 4144 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: 7/5/2006, 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hikngrl wrote: |
yep! I wanna learn that part as well! Up is good! |
Does "Up" mean the same thing as "Return"? _________________ "Surely all God's people, however serious or savage, great or small, like to play. Whales and elephants, dancing, humming gnats, and invisibly small mischievous microbes - all are warm with divine radium and must have lots of fun in them." John Muir |
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Hnak
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1766 Location: Prescott, AZ
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Posted: 7/5/2006, 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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IGO wrote: |
Hikngrl wrote: |
yep! I wanna learn that part as well! Up is good! |
Does "Up" mean the same thing as "Return"? |
Yep, when 'down' gets you to a place that you can't go any farther, then it's a good thing to know about 'up'.... _________________ The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow. —EDWARD ABBEY |
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IGO
Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 4144 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: 7/5/2006, 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hnak wrote: |
IGO wrote: |
Hikngrl wrote: |
yep! I wanna learn that part as well! Up is good! |
Does "Up" mean the same thing as "Return"? |
Yep, when 'down' gets you to a place that you can't go any farther, then it's a good thing to know about 'up'.... |
Ahhhh!
Nice, NICE doggy. Pleeeaase, don't chew on that! _________________ "Surely all God's people, however serious or savage, great or small, like to play. Whales and elephants, dancing, humming gnats, and invisibly small mischievous microbes - all are warm with divine radium and must have lots of fun in them." John Muir |
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