Older makes them look twice too. I'll be 60 this Fall, beard is pretty much white now, I'm sure it is embarrassing in both situations. Two summers ago I went over Forester Pass after my first night out at Vidette Meadow area. Before I made the pass, I was eating lunch and watching people for a long time crossing a snow field up there and staying at the top a short time. It took me maybe an hour to get over the pass after lunch, stayed a few minutes and headed down the other side. Shortly passing those same folks, scrambling a lot. It was easy! Passed person after person until no one was ahead. I guess they have trouble with going downhill too. At Tyndall Creek, they started showing up after I was there an hour. Luckily for them or me, I had finished dipping my body in the creek and air drying.:)
Duane