tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post8689912319416595378..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Baby stepsJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-72258540382976821842010-01-25T12:22:51.340-07:002010-01-25T12:22:51.340-07:00Good decision to turn around. At least you'll ...Good decision to turn around. At least you'll have a "someday" to figure it out. Keep climbing (cautiously)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-28006252935698249732010-01-25T00:22:57.279-07:002010-01-25T00:22:57.279-07:00Solo mountaineering ? My kind of adventures ! I tu...Solo mountaineering ? My kind of adventures ! I turned back from many summits. I am a wuss:) But at leats , still aliveExtraHyperActivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693359508381276112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-9620316439231913562010-01-24T07:27:12.634-07:002010-01-24T07:27:12.634-07:00Especially with all those tussocks running around....Especially with all those tussocks running around.Juanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283672346601878803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-61512101595434712112010-01-23T22:50:21.460-07:002010-01-23T22:50:21.460-07:00Jill, your idea of "defeat" is really a ...Jill, your idea of "defeat" is really a triumph in most people's book. Do be careful alone out there. It is foolhardy, you know. Yeah, you know.Julie in Alaskanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-50471214077678897122010-01-23T20:57:53.874-07:002010-01-23T20:57:53.874-07:00Screw it. I'm moving to Alaska.
Well I would...Screw it. I'm moving to Alaska.<br /><br />Well I would, if my gf had already tried Juneau before and decided "never again."<br /><br />Great pix.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-26154076717897437642010-01-23T16:07:34.382-07:002010-01-23T16:07:34.382-07:00tussocks- there's a fine word. Say it, "...tussocks- there's a fine word. Say it, "tussocks." <br /><br />what is a tussock?Juanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283672346601878803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-44180274159943912932010-01-23T14:35:58.460-07:002010-01-23T14:35:58.460-07:00Ah mountaineering...there is something just so pri...Ah mountaineering...there is something just so primal about climbing toward the heavens. It is no surprise that monks would go to the mountains to find enlightenment. <br /><br />Also, I just want to comment that you can never win against a mountain. We are but temporary visitors to their beautiful but harsh domain. Whether they allow us to scamper up their icy spine or not, we never conquer mountains, we only find ourselves a bit stronger, and hopefully wiser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-44781462536408311772010-01-23T11:18:28.735-07:002010-01-23T11:18:28.735-07:00Your last post reminded me of a little trick I use...Your last post reminded me of a little trick I use when I'm in the mountains that helps me judge the "climbability" of a slope. Look at the slope with your head tilted completely to the side, so that your eyes are stacked one on top of the other, not side by side like normal. Usually, the slope appears to flatten out. Try it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-3609169679012763352010-01-23T10:45:01.326-07:002010-01-23T10:45:01.326-07:00Well, I am very impressed...Well, I am very impressed...Powerful Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456467783332176859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-88893622191909306202010-01-23T10:12:25.941-07:002010-01-23T10:12:25.941-07:00I would suggest bring a very small stove and learn...I would suggest bring a very small stove and learn how to use it when the fuel gets cold. If you get stuck out there...<br /><br />And nice burka!chump nerdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294377691221249223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-29688409640971474812010-01-23T09:44:00.340-07:002010-01-23T09:44:00.340-07:00Caution is a good thing...it keeps you alive and w...Caution is a good thing...it keeps you alive and whole. When going alone, would it be wise to wear a more visible outer layer colorwise? (in the event someone has to look for you) Do you leave a note at home as to where you're going and when? (so that if you don't show up for an extended period, people would know where to start looking). I know I sound like your parent or something, but I would really miss your blog if something happened to you!! (Selfish, aren't I?)Stannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-42563458972555424382010-01-23T09:05:03.901-07:002010-01-23T09:05:03.901-07:00Be safe Jill. Its tough when you got big ambitions...Be safe Jill. Its tough when you got big ambitions and the only one who conquers them. I find myself solo most outings as well and it drives my friends crazy I go alone. I would be insane if I didn't though.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216182791364504629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-56286504023638622162010-01-23T07:50:36.567-07:002010-01-23T07:50:36.567-07:00I think we're climbing twins, my caution radar...I think we're climbing twins, my caution radar would go wayyyyyy up if I were out there solo. My brother has guided me on the three summits I've completed and the one I backed down from my husband and I were solo. I TOTALLY get the caution. I love your pics. Been to Alaska once, to Ancorage and Denali State Park to backpack and your pictures and stories make me want to both get out more and come back to AK.cmacchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345067502069110450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-62201167262659754722010-01-23T02:58:13.159-07:002010-01-23T02:58:13.159-07:00Regards from Stockholm, Sweden.
It's always en...Regards from Stockholm, Sweden.<br />It's always entertaining to read about your adventures. I guess I recognize a lot from my own way of thinking.<br />Actually - what caught my interest for your blog was "cycling" and your description of cycling as "the worse conditions, the better"... I know what you mean:)<br /><br />As an all year around cyclist (we are quite a few) I think this winter has been fantastic - very cold and a continous amount of snow.<br /><br />Some day I'll go to the states in my emigrant anscestors tracks, and also go to alaska. The alaskan landscape feels familiar in some way - and you, Jill, are a great descriptor of the simple, real life.<br /><br />Many thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com