Before and after weight loss climb (videos & pics)

[Mako]

Congratulations on your time! I can't watch the videos from work but the picutres are lovely

Sat here looking out of the window on a cold dreary day, thinking of ways to wuss out of a bike ride later.... Sooooo very jealous!!!!

[tytbody]

The rock statues are great.

[luv2climb]

Thanks everyone!

When I first saw the rock people I didn't want to stop climbing so I continued on to the summit, turned around, descended, and took the picture. I try to avoid stopping in the middle of a climb unless I absolutely have to or it's a once-in-a-lifetime shot. I would LOVE to see a bobcat or mountain lion! You can bet I'd be hitting those brakes in a flash if I saw one of those!

I really wish my Contour helmet camera hadn't died, as I really wanted to show you the views you get while climbing. Not to mention the superior picture quality and quiet, rattle-free audio. Helmet-mounted cameras don't suffer from road noise when you ride over rough roads.

Here's a compilation of all the short video clips my friend took of me while I was climbing both sides of Donner Pass Road. Some clips were recorded from a window-mounted camera as he drove by me. The rest he took while standing on the side of the road, like a spectator in a race!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpNX96_oVfI

[Sardine]

Interesting post and nice pix as usual L2C. And like everyone else, I love those stone people (going to use the cool thing now - - been waiting for a chance). But now that I've seen you in the video, I'll admit that I'm a bit confused as to why you should lose 20lbs. It's clearly your judgement and I respect that completely, but it doesn't look like it to me and you're already doing these climbs that scare the c*&p out of me... Anyway, I look forward to pixs of your future climbs. Sorry about your camera by the way. You're right about the quality.

[luv2climb]

Interesting post and nice pix as usual L2C. And like everyone else, I love those stone people (going to use the cool thing now - - been waiting for a chance). But now that I've seen you in the video, I'll admit that I'm a bit confused as to why you should lose 20lbs. It's clearly your judgement and I respect that completely, but it doesn't look like it to me and you're already doing these climbs that scare the c*&p out of me... Anyway, I look forward to pixs of your future climbs. Sorry about your camera by the way. You're right about the quality.

Thanks! I hide my blubber well. I have three rolls of fat on my stomach that need to go bye-bye. When I was in peak condition in 1992 I weighed 117 lbs. Then I did a few months of mtb racing in 1993 and gained 5 pounds of muscle. If I can get down to the mid to low 120s I'll be happy.

My defective Contour arrived at the company in Seattle about an hour ago, so hopefully I'll have my new one by next weekend. I have another good steep sufferfest climb in mind for next weekend.

[tytbody]

oh, I felt that climb. I saw you running out of steam also. I felt for ya. You did great. Pictures are so cool. If I ever get to 117, I must be in bed on deaths row. That is way to small for me and I'm 5'2.. I've not seen that weight since high school.

[luv2climb]

oh, I felt that climb. I saw you running out of steam also. I felt for ya. You did great. Pictures are so cool. If I ever get to 117, I must be in bed on deaths row. That is way to small for me and I'm 5'2.. I've not seen that weight since high school.

Thank you. Yeah, I tried pushing a bigger gear near the end, but didn't have the strength to keep that up so I had to downshift.

I'm 5' 4", so somewhere in the 120s is the healthiest weight for me. I don't need to weigh 117, especially since I've probably gained quite a bit of muscle since those days.