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Originally Posted by Jims5543
Rooftop bar at Jade Mountain resort is hard to get to but worth the effort.
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The peak on the right? My wife and I made it our b@tch today. We left the resort ar 0630 and arrived at the Freeman* village at the base of the Gross Pitton at 0650.
We met our guide, signed waivers, and headed up. 30% tap out in the first 1/4. I was pretty freaked out inside my head that I would also be one. So much so, I did not have but one 5% beer at dinner the night before and hit the sack at 9pm so we would be well rested.
As we started there was another couple in their 30's leaving about 10 mins ahead of us, with hiking boots on looking like serious business. We caught up to them at the first stop where you can take some pics 1/4 of the way up, and we felt good. I am 53 and my wife is 48 she exercises a lot, I do not, and I am pissed off about that. I work too much.
Typically you make the climb in 2 hours flat is you move at a reasonable pace. We hit the top in 1:50, the trip back down is also supposed to be a 2 hour trip, we did that in 1:40. The ascent is 2000 feet and you do it in about 2 miles or 2 hours.
Heart rate on the 140 range, wife wears a fit bit. Mine may have been higher.
I started watching the guide and mimicking her moves, she was taking very small steps and very slow strides, yet she moved so fast.
Once I took note of her, I found a good groove and was not working so hard. I will get some pics up later. We were due back at resort at 1 pm we arrived back at 11 am.
It was a wake up call, a few years ago I would have flown up that climb. Time to step up the cardio game again.
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