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I agree.  Aging beats the other option.  You're crazy to climb Half Dome that way!  I'd be terrified to look down 4,000 feet and know that it would be possible to fall that far.  I'm terrified of falling, especially from heights

 

Barbara

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From: Smith, Dave

To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 2:55 PM

Subject: [RC] Age Per Miles

I started riding later in life. Never having owned a horse before, and just barely knowing how to ride, I adopted my two mustangs at age 59. That was two years ago. My goal is to do the Tevis in two years.  For my 40^th birthday, I took the family to Yosemite NP and launched my hang glider off the edge of the valley.  Flew across the valley and climbed the updrafts across the face of Half Dome. Talk about a rush! The valley floor was 4,000 feet straight down.  Upon hearing folks complain about aging, I can?t help but think of my buddies killed in Vietnam who never grew older than 21 or 22.  And when I find myself bemoaning the price of aging, I simply think of the alternative. Always makes me feel a bit better.  Happy riding, Geezers!  -- Dave