http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7139&msg_id=7141 I'm kind of in the same boat. More phone time. Also, I autodrafted and ended up with some really excellent players by random! But really, if you think there's skill in fantasy football, you are wrong. Unless you're in a league where there are TOO many choices (talking 8 or 10 person league, otherwise you just play whoever the fuck isn't injured). Although, I do pay attention to more games now! I knew nothing about defenses before FF. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Thu, 12 Nov 2015 20:33:16 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7139&msg_id=7141 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7139&msg_id=7140 [...] kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:46:51 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7139&msg_id=7140 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7139&msg_id=7139 I started my very first fantasy football league this year, at the invitation of my cooperating teacher. She invited me before the school year started saying that it was something that the staff did. Being my first one, I drafted a three home team players and a bunch of others I had no knowledge of. As it turns out, all of the people who knew what they were doing and drafted the right players (many of whom have injured themselves), are not faring well. Whereas I, who had next to no idea what I was doing, now have the best record and beat my last opponent by 83 points. Does anyone else play fantasy football? I'm a huge football fan, and the sport (to me) doesn't need any extra to be compelling. However, I'm also not the guy who knows anybody's stats or even many players beyond team's quarterbacks. And while I thought that this would make me care more about these other players and what they're doing week to week, it just makes me look at my phone a little more on Thursday and Monday nights, and on Sunday. Spartan@idkfa.com (Spartan) The Sporting Life Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:59:05 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=7139&msg_id=7139 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6999&msg_id=7001 I'm not going to do 1000 miles, but I will attempt to get out there every day! Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:46:43 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6999&msg_id=7001 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6999&msg_id=7000 I need to figure out what my route would be. Arctic is torn up north of me with the Dowling/Raspberry overpass construction. If I were a *man*, I would just ride around the coastal trail. But I don't know how much of a man I am. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:21:53 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6999&msg_id=7000 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6999&msg_id=6999 My yearly shout out for biking to work. Looks like Anchorage is pretty dry so hopefully there won't be too much of an impediment to to cycling for the riders up there. Get to it guys. Make some teams, get the word out. This year I'm going for a 1000 mile month, which is going to be pretty tough with only 19 work days for me to do it in. Not sure what adventures this year holds for me as compared to last year, but I think I'm ready to get started. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:05:21 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6999&msg_id=6999 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3350&msg_id=6901 It's alright. I figure if I'm gone too long, they'll realize that my stuff works too well, and is too well documented and tested for those that come after us, and that I'm not needed any more. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:59:16 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3350&msg_id=6901 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3350&msg_id=6900 That's a not great way of doing leave time. We have everyone submit leave time at the same time for the upcoming year. And then decisions are made based off a number of factors, including seniority. However we make sure the same person doesn't have all the "good" days off (around holidays, spring break, etc) every year or even twice in a year. We have two support staff, the most senior person doesn't get the week around Thanksgiving and around Christmas off every year, we make her alternate. Otherwise it really sucks and you can have someone whose been there a decade but is still the low man in seniority and has never had Christmas off. So boo bad management practice. But yay for an epic bike trip! lizinthelibrary@idkfa.com (lizinthelibrary) The Sporting Life Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:40:00 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3350&msg_id=6900 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3350&msg_id=6898 At work we have this vacation book that gets passed around. It is passed around in order of seniority. Being that I'm one of few employees that haven't been here for at least fifteen years, I'm pretty much the last in line for deciding any vacations for the upcoming year. Just in case I needed to be reminded of my place. Youngin'. Pawing through the year, red marks on everything already, I noticed that for my section there were no dates taken around the celebration or observation of Harry Potter's birthday. Plus, as sort of a nice thank-you for our tireless services, we get an extra day off during the week of our birthday. So I signed up for that week. So I have a week off. During which I have no plans. Which is exciting. For that week I usually stay in town for the Potter parades, but for this auspicious year I was thinking of doing something else with my time off. Folks were talking about epic camping and/or fishing trips. I was reminded of this race. Or rather, reminded that I wanted at some point to do a lengthy bike trip. Well, to try, at least. There's the whole getting in shape thing. And I'm not even sure I have the right gear. Or the right bike. Or really where I would want to go. But there have been enough summer days peeking over my cubicle walls to the sun shining weakly through tinted windows to make me want to try. Thought I'd put that out there. I understand that generally, nobody has that kind of time. Or interest. Or energy. And even if they do, it's just a big production. Anyhow. That's my plan. Now to figure out how to implement it. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:02:55 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=3350&msg_id=6898 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6573 Relevant: kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:39:58 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6573 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6559 [...] kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:23:04 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6559 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6558 Hahaha, SCROAT. sexretary@idkfa.com (sexretary) The Sporting Life Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:19:28 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6558 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6553 I've been using WatchESPN on my iOS devices to stream the games. I know kung fu. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) The Sporting Life Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:36:30 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6553 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6551 Where's a good steaming site to watch them? Hopefully with all the games as I haven't watched any of them.. Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) The Sporting Life Fri, 13 Jun 2014 18:39:23 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6551 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6550 I watched all of them live streaming! kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) The Sporting Life Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:42:27 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6550 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6549 Spain vs Netherlands 6/13 11am AKDT Final: 5-1 Netherlands After the final whistle, one of the commentators: "Even as an underspoken Englishman: 'Wow.'" In the first half, it seemed an even game. Spain even went up first on a penalty kick. Van Persie scored the first of his goals just before halftime with a great run up and a header right over the goalie. Beautiful play. Going into the half, 1-1, I don't think anyone, even the Dutch, were expecting what happened in the second half. Shortly after the second half began, Robben got the first of his goals, on a beautiful passing play to put the Dutch on top 2-1. 10 minutes later, the Dutch scored again on a scrum in the goalie box. One of the offenders blooped in a goal in the middle of it. After the goal, you could see the Spanish give up and not put as much effort into the game. Which led to the Dutch running away with it. Two more goals would be scored, one each by Van Persie and Robben, to yield a blowout game. You could tell that after the 3rd goal, Spain kept participating in the game, but stopped trying for it. The Spanish had some high expectations, but perhaps Netherlands was waiting for their revenge after the 2010 World Cup final. What a blowout. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) The Sporting Life Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:40:51 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6549 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6548 http://www.espnfc.us/ ^ Great source for highlights. Every goal from the Dutch are fun to watch. The first one from van Persie is ridiculous. Green Man@idkfa.com (Green Man) The Sporting Life Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:37:43 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6548 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6547 Mexico vs Cameroon 6/13 8am AKDT I caught the game ~20 minutes in. Apparently Mexico had a goal called back in that time. I haven't looked into that incident, can't comment. I did see the second called-back goal by Mexico. On Mexico's corner, the sideline referee didn't quite pay attention, or doesn't quite understand offsides, but made a horrible call. Should've been a goal. The game went into 0-0 at halftime. In the second half, Mexico strung together a beautiful play, threading some defenders and taking a great shot. CMR's goalie had a beautiful, great save, but was only able to parry the ball. A trailing Mexican offender was able to finish the rebound off the keeper to score the goal. Mexico was definitely the better team, but perhaps didn't take Cameroon's offense as seriously as they should have. Cameroon had some great chances. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) The Sporting Life Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:40:15 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6547 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6545 SPOILERS! Governator@idkfa.com (Governator) The Sporting Life Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:48:04 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6545 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6541 Brazil opens the World Cup in strange fashion. In a 3-1 win over Croatia, Brazil scored all the goals in the match. Truly, Croatia looked like the stronger team throughout the first half, and definitely in the last 15-20 minutes of the game. If they had scored all of their chances in the end, Croatia would've won. A strong attack by Croatia 11 minutes in yielded some sloppy defending by Brazil, scoring on themselves. Later in the first half, Brazil evened the game with a perfect-placement goal. Truly, it seems like the Croatian goalie wasn't paying attention and didn't cover in time. In the second half, Croatia certainly wasn't helped by the referee. A Brazilian forward threw a dive while handling the ball in CRO's penalty area, fooling the referee into giving a PK. Go-ahead goal despite the keeper getting to the shot. Any other professional keeper in the world, with two hands on a ball like that, would've stopped it. Croatia had lots of strong attacks as the game wound to a close, and another strange call by the referee stopped up an attack that had Brazil's goalie out of position, fallen on the ground. What would've been a goal by Croatia to even it had a mystery foul called by the referee to stop up the play. As Croatia was running out of steam, they gave up on a Brazilian counterattack. Again, the goalie seemed not quite professional as he blew the timing on his leap to stop the ball. It was really a shot that you'd expect any professional goalkeeper to stop. Croatia blew their chances. They'll need to stop up their mistakes to make it out of group stage this year. Even if they'd tied the game, you could still make a Caddyshack-inspired Cinderella Story joke out of it. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) The Sporting Life Thu, 12 Jun 2014 19:01:39 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6541 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6539 Ha. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:26:09 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6539 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6538 They score wickets in that one, right? Or is it touch downs? Field goals, maybe? Oh, there are shirtless men hugging one another at the end? Yep, it's goals. Now I remember. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) The Sporting Life Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:46:35 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6538 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6536 WORLDCUPSTARTSTOMORROWBRAZILVSCROATIA1130AMALASKATIMEISKICKOFFFFFWHEEEEEE kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) The Sporting Life Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:01:05 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6536&msg_id=6536 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6505 To start going longer just move out to the valley and you'll have it made. The only reason I can lay down so many miles is because I live out in the 'burbs. I actually noticed a lot of AK teams this year, one team captain in Juneau who I think worked at the brewery posted to the facebook page a lot. There were even some Anchorage teams on there. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Fri, 30 May 2014 23:09:45 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6505 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6502 Incredible work buddy! I've finally been biking some myself, but my RT is about 6 or 7 miles usually ;) I am championing bike to work day here at the office, so I'll try to hold a candle to your torch! Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Fri, 30 May 2014 19:56:22 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6502 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6501 > Saw a car drive the wrong way up a highway offramp Forgive me for laughing at that one. I'm going to pretend it was some road raging idiot, or some idiot not paying attention, rather than a lost-in-translation type scenario. You've seen some shit, man. Kudos for breaking the bystander effect and helping the injured guy. I think people in general use the bubble of their cars as shields to deflect civic responsibility. Though some may have already seen the lady calling for aid, I imagine all of those commuters appreciated your efforts to keep traffic flowing as efficiently as possible. I would love to see time lapse go-pro footage of your average commute. Green Man@idkfa.com (Green Man) The Sporting Life Fri, 30 May 2014 18:18:41 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6501 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6500 Holy shit, dude. Amazing work. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Fri, 30 May 2014 16:54:06 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6500 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6499 Another year down for me. Since this is the last day... work day, of May I thought I might go ahead and list my bike commuting numbers for the month and some of the things I've seen. By the time I get back to my car today I will have ridden about 868 miles over 21 work days. All but three days I rode just shy of 42 miles round trip, two days were 45 r/t, and 1 day was 27. This beats my last years record of 823 miles which I thought was already about the best I could possibly do. It's also my very first year that I rode every single day, it helped that it was a good month for weather. I'll probably end up ranked in the top 50 riders in terms of miles out of like 14000 total, and in total I spent about 60 hours in the saddle. I'm tired, really, really tired. That feeling has seeped into every single thought and aspect of my being. On the weekends I've tried to make plans, but kids allowing I often just find myself laying down and not moving. I'm so tired I have kinda started to understand what crippling depression feels like. But I also feel stronger in general than I have for a long time and the days where the tiredness isn't as bad I actually feel good and quite peppy, so next month when I cut back on distance I think I'm going to start feeling really good most of the time. Now some of the shit I've seen. First of all I can count about 4 times that I have actually seen shit, real human shit just off the side of the sidewalk. Since a lot of my ride goes through areas where homeless people camp this isn't all that surprising really. I saw a guy on a unicycle several miles away from anywhere in particular, along one of the busiest and shittiest roads I commute along which has no shoulder, no sidewalk, and the speed limit is 45mph and most of the vehicles are large freight trucks. Hella ballsy as shit. I saw cyclist get a speeding ticket, he then complained to me before racing on past me, MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Fri, 30 May 2014 16:37:23 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6499&msg_id=6499 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6236&msg_id=6236 Ok so it turns out that I only got 3 of the Final Four for NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament. But, I was the only person in my office to get them. Cue razzing from a couple of college sports junkies who thought they had 1st & 2nd place in the bag, and their incredulity at anyone picking a 7-seed and a 2-seed in the Final Four. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) The Sporting Life Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:47:41 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6236&msg_id=6236 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5860&msg_id=5864 Florence... where men are men? Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:33:20 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5860&msg_id=5864 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5860&msg_id=5860 This one is for Erik. Green Man@idkfa.com (Green Man) The Sporting Life Wed, 15 Jan 2014 03:34:40 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5860&msg_id=5860 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5334&msg_id=5336 More like *bike*ped! ... (slides badge and gun across the table) kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Sun, 04 Aug 2013 16:06:11 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5334&msg_id=5336 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5334&msg_id=5335 Gives you more time to train for some serious walking in a few weeks, biped. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:38:59 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5334&msg_id=5335 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5334&msg_id=5334 To those interested: The coastal trail is interrupted for a large portion for the rest of the summer, starting (I think) west of Westchester Lagoon, and ending construction at Earthquake Park. Detour is available, but it sucks, and I ended up biking lost in Spenard for a while. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:48:35 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=5334&msg_id=5334 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4790&msg_id=4791 I suggest you do this during the next ASU game discussion. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:08:53 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4790&msg_id=4791 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4790&msg_id=4790 Relevant. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:02:35 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4790&msg_id=4790 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4562&msg_id=4568 The first... 100? 500? to register get a free water bottle. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:15:11 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4562&msg_id=4568 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4562&msg_id=4567 registered! I saw nothing about a free water bottle though... akarmybrat@idkfa.com (akarmybrat) The Sporting Life Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:40:23 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4562&msg_id=4567 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4562&msg_id=4565 Bought a season pass the first day they were on sale ;) Free water bottle here I come!! Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:01:26 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4562&msg_id=4565 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4562&msg_id=4562 Bonny Sosa Tuesday Night Races are about to start up again (for all you Anchoragites)! here's the details: http://www.muni.org/Departments/parks/Pages/TuesdayNightRaces.aspx There's a huge incentive to register online this year - the price doubles if you sign up at the race! I think I'm going to get a season pass so that I feel obligated to go to them when I'm in town... akarmybrat@idkfa.com (akarmybrat) The Sporting Life Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:16:00 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4562&msg_id=4562 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4551&msg_id=4561 it's $40 and it is indeed just a 5K (so far as I know). Here's the website: http://t2trun.org/site/displaySite.do?siteIdCode=22RWFG5C If you sign up, sign up under the "Alpine Emergency Services" team to support the cool kids at Alpine! :) akarmybrat@idkfa.com (akarmybrat) The Sporting Life Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:14:00 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4551&msg_id=4561 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4557 I look forward to pictures, should there be many. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:03:08 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4557 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4556 Wild! Glad to hear everyone made it off in one piece. Even better that you guys summited successfully. I know your closing sentence remarks that you are pondering your next big adventure... but do you have any ideas of the next mountain you are eyeing? Denali? Abroad, even? What better excuse to take the family to Europe than to also tackle some peaks in the Alps. I imagine over there, as you come down off the mountain there would be quite the civilized reception at the Swiss chalets (in stark contrast to the rough burger joint in Talkeetna). Green Man@idkfa.com (Green Man) The Sporting Life Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:02:31 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4556 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4551&msg_id=4555 What's the sign-up cost? And this is just a 5k? If so, I'm interested now that I got the "okay" from the doc. EDIT: Might be making a trip with my dad that weekend. But give me the info anyways ;) Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:12:45 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4551&msg_id=4555 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4554 Congrats on summitting and a good trip, that sounds like it would have been pretty awesome! Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) The Sporting Life Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:11:38 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4554 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4553 As a follow up, this was an interesting trip with a lot of firsts for me. Besides just leading a group of two new climbers who I've been working with for a couple of months, a fourth member of the party had never been on a big mountain before, had never climbed, and I had never met in person was also coming with. The guys all did very well and we actually made good time on each leg of the trip. We did in fact summit, which I will admit I was surprised by. I had my doubts about altitude sickness and once we were up there weather also became a factor. On our move up to the high camp a lot of people were coming down saying the wind was too much. Some professionally guided parties were leaving the high camp saying that they were expecting 70mph winds that night. We decided to continue and set up know we might have to leave if things got really shitty. The wind was pretty bad all night, to the point that I had convinced myself that we would have to head straight home the next morning. But as luck would have it the wind died down about 1am and I made the call to at least give it a shot. It was eerie to be the only team on the mountain. I saw no other parties anywhere on out side of the mountain, we were totally self reliant as there was no one we could turn to for help in an accident. The entire clime was very cold and windy but was actually in great condition with the climbing much more direct than two years ago. Overall I'd say we had a good time and that isn't to say that we didn't get frustrated at times with each other. Sometimes pretty angry, but climbing is a hard activity which leaves you cold, tired, hungry and physically and emotionally drained at the end of a trip. I'm glad for a break for a bit, from climbing, riding, camping... not being at home on weekends for a couple months now. But I am wondering what my next big adventure will be, and when I'll be ready for it. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:25:46 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4553 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4552 Yeah it is a lot different when you are supposed to be the lead for this kind of outing, and hard with you have to give orders that may not make a lot of sense to the other people in the group. Being in charge of a group is hard work, but easier when its something you love to do anyway. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) The Sporting Life Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:10:10 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4552 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4551&msg_id=4551 Sept. 16th is the Tunnel to Towers 5K run in Anchorage to commemorate all the fire fighters, police, and service men and women who lost the lives or were severely injured during 9/11 and the years following. The charity builds custom houses for wounded service members who can no longer live in traditional housing. I'll be running on the Alpine Emergency Services team. Anyone interested? akarmybrat@idkfa.com (akarmybrat) The Sporting Life Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:00:46 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4551&msg_id=4551 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4543 Good luck! It's a totally different ball game when you're responsible for other people - I learned this rafting last year. akarmybrat@idkfa.com (akarmybrat) The Sporting Life Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:27:43 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4543 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4542 Best of luck to you, friend. Keep 'em safe. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) The Sporting Life Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:40:27 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4541&msg_id=4542