so,
there is a letterbox in/near Mecca California in the Ladder Canyons.
that requires climbing a ladder to get to, or is it 2 ladders?? can't
remember.
that one is called Desert Bloom.
Havent heard of anyone attempting it yet.
We had fun planting that one.
or most number of stairs climbed?, I know there are some with many
stairs to climb!
how about, most ladders to climb?
4 messages in this thread |
Started on 2005-05-19
how about, most ladders to climb?
From: pilgrimsinthisland (byhisgrace@shaw.ca) |
Date: 2005-05-19 02:12:30 UTC
Re: how about, most ladders to climb?
From: dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-05-19 02:22:56 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pilgrimsinthisland"
wrote:
> or most number of stairs climbed?, I know there are some with many
> stairs to climb!
our gREAT wALL Letterbox requires 1,830 steps to reach (if you don't
explore any of the guardtowers along the way--otherwise it'd be over
2,000 steps one way), 3,660 round trip
--if it's not the one with the most steps, it's definitely the one
with
the most 'inconsistent' rise/run ratio along the way ;)
If I remember correctly, someone planted a box at Haiku Stairs on
O'ahu
awhile back. I think that's around 4,000 steps--if it's hidden near
the top.
dvn2r ckr
> or most number of stairs climbed?, I know there are some with many
> stairs to climb!
our gREAT wALL Letterbox requires 1,830 steps to reach (if you don't
explore any of the guardtowers along the way--otherwise it'd be over
2,000 steps one way), 3,660 round trip
--if it's not the one with the most steps, it's definitely the one
with
the most 'inconsistent' rise/run ratio along the way ;)
If I remember correctly, someone planted a box at Haiku Stairs on
O'ahu
awhile back. I think that's around 4,000 steps--if it's hidden near
the top.
dvn2r ckr
Re: [LbNA] how about, most ladders to climb?
From: Mandy Benett (jnm4scooter@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-05-19 11:38:19 UTC-07:00
Okay, these weren't really ladders so much as they were stairs. We were on our way home from Colorado last summer when we decided to grab one more set of boxes and do a little bit more sightseeing. This was the one at Seven Falls (???) I think. Anyway, we had no idea what we were getting into. We climbed and climbed and climbed. It took like 45 minutes to finally reach the top (without stopping once to rest). Mind you, I'm a lowlander, and by the time we got to the top, my breathing had gotten irradic (sp?) and I just couldn't get enough oxygen in my lungs. My face was pounding with heat. I thought I was going to die. My poor husband started getting really worried about me because of my long list of illnesses. We sat there at the top for forever trying to recover. My legs were rubber on the way down. The positive side? I got to see some amazing views, got a couple of stamps that were unique, and I lost 10 pounds (throughout the week, although I felt like I left lots of
me along the staircase). That's my story! If some of you have done this one before, I'd love to know how you fared. Perhaps I'm a weanie.
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Re: how about, most ladders to climb?
From: dagonell2001 (salley@klaatu.canisius.edu) |
Date: 2005-05-25 13:19:11 UTC
--- "pilgrimsinthisland" wrote:
> or most number of stairs climbed?, I know there are some with many
> stairs to climb!
I believe "Eloise" in Chicago is currently designing "Cardiac
Exercise" which has you continuously going up and down public
stairways in Chicago.
-- Dagonell
> or most number of stairs climbed?, I know there are some with many
> stairs to climb!
I believe "Eloise" in Chicago is currently designing "Cardiac
Exercise" which has you continuously going up and down public
stairways in Chicago.
-- Dagonell