Posted by: 300winmag
YIKES! 30 years ago... - 03/04/10 11:01 PM
Watching the Winter Olympics reminded me I was a Nordic patroller at the '80 Lake Placid Winter Olympics THIRTY years ago.
Sheesh! Must be gettin' up in years. (Naaaaa!)
Eric
Posted by: Tango61
Re: YIKES! 30 years ago... - 03/04/10 11:32 PM
Wow Eric, that is cool. I remember where I was and what I was doing during the "miracle on ice".
Posted by: Glenn
Re: YIKES! 30 years ago... - 03/05/10 08:03 AM
Just remember: getting older still beats the alternative.
Posted by: Jimshaw
Re: YIKES! 30 years ago... - 03/05/10 12:41 PM
wow
back then figure skaters skated figures. Go figure...
Jim
Posted by: Glenn
Re: YIKES! 30 years ago... - 03/05/10 08:00 PM
Yeah, and leisure suits were in style. I'll bet even YOU had one. My son has the only known remaining picture of me wearing one - and he can't use it because he's in it, at the age of 2, wearing a matching one!
YIKES! is right.
Posted by: Swimswithtrout
Re: YIKES! 30 years ago... - 03/07/10 11:51 PM
35 years ago I was standing here on a solo trip to the Wind's
5 years earlier, 40 yrs ago, I was here
8 yrs ago I was onsighting this 5.12b
Age is a state of mind.
Posted by: 300winmag
Re: YIKES! 30 years ago... - 03/13/10 03:12 PM
Trout,
Great shots. You look like you're in great shape. I was looking good until last June, when my shoulder could no longer handle lifting and chin ups.
Yer keerect, age is (mostly) a state of mind. I just got my shoulder operated on for reattaching my rotator cuff, 3 muscles and grinding down a 1/2" long, 1/8" high bone spur. I call it my 100,000 mile tune up. (I'm 66.)
So I had to lay off ski patrolling for the rest of the year. But I do have my second Grand Canyon backpacking trip coming up April 17th. OH YEAH!
Eric