{"id":1022,"date":"2018-03-05T13:49:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T13:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2018-03-05T13:49:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T13:49:12","slug":"leconte-via-alum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/2018\/03\/05\/leconte-via-alum\/","title":{"rendered":"Leconte via Alum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a perfect bluebird day so a training run to the lodge was in order. Sunday marked one month to the day that we depart for Everest so these high volume cardio activities are imperative.<\/p>\n

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\"ice<\/p>\n

Beautiful though it were, that’s ice on them thar trails and I saw a woman truly bust her tail coming down it. I was surprised at the amount of frozen stuff to negotiate past Alum Bluff.<\/p>\n

\"rails<\/p>\n

I reached the lodge in record time, just under two hours.\u00a0 The view did not disappoint.<\/p>\n

\"lodgerrrr\"<\/p>\n

But I chose not to tarry long. Overall I made the ascent and descent in record time, about three and a half hours round trip.\u00a0 And that is the kind of shape I need to be in for the Himalaya.<\/p>\n

\"meeer\"<\/p>\n

\"stravaeeer\"<\/p>\n

Blessed to have been given such a perfect day for this ascent.<\/p>\n

I leave for Alaska on Thursday, we will climb the ice of Anchorage and do some training up there with my Denali buds.<\/p>\n

John<\/p>\n

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