Comments on: Leadership attributes in climbing and running http://www.climbingandrunning.com/leadership-attributes-in-climbing-and-running/ 7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:25:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Mitch http://www.climbingandrunning.com/leadership-attributes-in-climbing-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Mitch Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:21:30 +0000 http://climbingandrunning.com/?p=702#comment-35 Hi Sam! Planning on Vinson Dec 10 and Everest May-June 11. Should be good timing work-wise and getting settled in here at Microsoft . hope to plant their flag on the summit! Hi Sam! Planning on Vinson Dec 10 and Everest May-June 11. Should be good timing work-wise and getting settled in here at Microsoft . hope to plant their flag on the summit!

]]> By: Sam Chappatte http://www.climbingandrunning.com/leadership-attributes-in-climbing-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Sam Chappatte Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:45:04 +0000 http://climbingandrunning.com/?p=702#comment-34 Hows the Everest/Vinson planning coming along? Best wishes from the two of us in UK Hows the Everest/Vinson planning coming along?

Best wishes from the two of us in UK

]]> By: John Gluckman http://www.climbingandrunning.com/leadership-attributes-in-climbing-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-33 John Gluckman Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:08:35 +0000 http://climbingandrunning.com/?p=702#comment-33 Dear Mitch, After reading on the internet that you have comp;eted marathons on all seven continents and summited five of the seven summits , I am most impressed. Do you intend to climb Vinson Massif and Mount Everest to complete the double continental grand slam. If you do intend to make the final two ascents I wish you the best of luck , and successful summiting, but even more importantly getting back down the mountains alive and in good health. From reading your article you obviously have all the ingredients necessary to accomplish such a goal, these include determination, combined with patience,courage,but not foolhardiness , persistance and stamina, and athe capacity to put in the long hard hours of training. Yuo also show the ability to look after yourself and a good understanding of your chosen sports, both of which are vital. I believe that you have the ability to fulfil your dream. Do not overestimate the final two mountains , as confidence is important. Confidence is not arrogance . Arrogance is a dangerous trait to have and it is very different to confidence. Even more importantly do not underestimate the mountains. People who underestimate mountains usually pay a heavy price , often with their lives. Remember that if you are unable to reach the summit on the first attempt that the mountain will always be there to be climbed at a later date. Safety is more important than success, there are plenty of bold climbers, and there are plenty of old climbers , but there are very few old, bold climbers. My advice for Mount Everest is, firstly and most importantly go with a team that has a good reputation .At altitude drink plenty of water, dehydration thickens the blood and aggravates the effects of altitude sickness. Never be in a hurry at extreme altitudes. Moving fast at extreme altitudecan aggravate high altitude sickness. Physical fitness can be an asset at extreme altitudes , contrary to what many books say, but physical fitness is an asset at high altitude when and only when the body is acclimatised enough to that altitude to be able to increase the effort without getting altitude sick. Physical fitness will not increase the rate of acclimatisation. Also important is hygiene. Always take a supply of purrell or some other brand of alcoholid hand wash and wash your hands with it before eating and after going to the toilet. Also put your trekking boots in a separate pack, do not stuff them in directly against your clothes in your pack. If you can avoid stomach and intestinal bugs in a third world country your chances of success will be much higher. It is difficult to recover from the effects of a bug at very high altitudes. Finally although the ability to endure adversity is important as plenty of adversity has to be faced on Mount Everest, it is also important to make yourself as comfortable as possible and suffer as little adversity as possible. A good comparison would be with a champion boxer who must have both the abilty to take plenty of hard punches and the ability to avoid getting punched very often . Remember Proper prior preparation prevents piss poor performance. I wish you the best of luck and every success. Kindest regards and all the best. John Gluckman Dear Mitch,
After reading on the internet that you have comp;eted marathons on all seven continents and summited five of the seven summits , I am most impressed. Do you intend to climb Vinson Massif and Mount Everest to complete the double continental grand slam. If you do intend to make the final two ascents I wish you the best of luck , and successful summiting, but even more importantly getting back down the mountains alive and in good health. From reading your article you obviously have all the ingredients necessary to accomplish such a goal, these include determination, combined with patience,courage,but not foolhardiness , persistance and stamina, and athe capacity to put in the long hard hours of training. Yuo also show the ability to look after yourself and a good understanding of your chosen sports, both of which are vital.

I believe that you have the ability to fulfil your dream. Do not overestimate the final two mountains , as confidence is important. Confidence is not arrogance . Arrogance is a dangerous trait to have and it is very different to confidence. Even more importantly do not underestimate the mountains. People who underestimate mountains usually pay a heavy price , often with their lives. Remember that if you are unable to reach the summit on the first attempt that the mountain will always be there to be climbed at a later date. Safety is more important than success, there are plenty of bold climbers, and there are plenty of old climbers , but there are very few old, bold climbers.

My advice for Mount Everest is, firstly and most importantly go with a team that has a good reputation .At altitude drink plenty of water, dehydration thickens the blood and aggravates the effects of altitude sickness. Never be in a hurry at extreme altitudes. Moving fast at extreme altitudecan aggravate high altitude sickness. Physical fitness can be an asset at extreme altitudes , contrary to what many books say, but physical fitness is an asset at high altitude when and only when the body is acclimatised enough to that altitude to be able to increase the effort without getting altitude sick. Physical fitness will not increase the rate of acclimatisation. Also important is hygiene. Always take a supply of purrell or some other brand of alcoholid hand wash and wash your hands with it before eating and after going to the toilet. Also put your trekking boots in a separate pack, do not stuff them in directly against your clothes in your pack. If you can avoid stomach and intestinal bugs in a third world country your chances of success will be much higher. It is difficult to recover from the effects of a bug at very high altitudes. Finally although the ability to endure adversity is important as plenty of adversity has to be faced on Mount Everest, it is also important to make yourself as comfortable as possible and suffer as little adversity as possible. A good comparison would be with a champion boxer who must have both the abilty to take plenty of hard punches and the ability to avoid getting punched very often .
Remember Proper prior preparation prevents piss poor performance.

I wish you the best of luck and every success.

Kindest regards and all the best.

John Gluckman

]]> By: John Gluckman http://www.climbingandrunning.com/leadership-attributes-in-climbing-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-32 John Gluckman Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:07:13 +0000 http://climbingandrunning.com/?p=702#comment-32 Dear Mitch, After reading on the internet that you have comp;eted marathons on all seven continents and summited five of the seven summits , I am most impressed. Do you intend to climb Vinson Massif and Mount Everest to complete the double continental grand slam. If you do intend to make the final two ascents I wish you the best of luck , and successful summiting, but even more importantly getting back down the mountains alive and in good health. From reading your article you obviously have all the ingredients necessary to accomplish such a goal, these include determination, combined with patience,courage,but not foolhardiness , persistance and stamina, and athe capacity to put in the long hard hours of training. Yuo also show the ability to look after yourself and a good understanding of your chosen sports, both of which are vital. I believe that you have the ability to fulfil your dream. Do not overestimate the final two mountains , as confidence is important. Confidence is not arrogance . Arrogance is a dangerous trait to have and it is very different to confidence. Even more importantly do not underestimate the mountains. People who underestimate mountains usually pay a heavy price , often with their lives. Remember that if you are unable to reach the summit on the first attempt that the mountain will always be there to be climbed at a later date. Safety is more important than success, there are plenty of bold climbers, and there are plenty of old climbers , but there are very few old, bold climbers. My advice for Mount Everest is, firstly and most importantly go with a team that has a good reputation .At altitude drink plenty of water, dehydration thickens the blood and aggravates the effects of altitude sickness. Never be in a hurry at extreme altitudes. Moving fast at extreme altitudecan aggravate high altitude sickness. Physical fitness can be an asset at extreme altitudes , contrary to what many books say, but physical fitness is an asset at high altitude when and only when the body is acclimatised enough to that altitude to be able to increase the effort without getting altitude sick. Physical fitness will not increase the rate of acclimatisation. Also important is hygiene. Always take a supply of purrell or some other brand of alcoholid hand wash and wash your hands with it before eating and after going to the toilet. Also put your trekking boots in a separate pack, do not stuff them in directly against your clothes in your pack. If you can avoid stomach and intestinal bugs in a third world country your chances of success will be much higher. It is difficult to recover from the effects of a bug at very high altitudes. Finally although the ability to endure adversity is important as plenty of adversity has to be faced on Mount Everest, it is also important to make yourself as comfortable as possible and suffer as little adversity as possible. A good comparison would be with a champion boxer who must have both the abilty to take plenty of hard punches and the ability to avoid getting punched very often . Remember Proper prior preparation prevents piss poor performance. I wish you the best of luck and every success. Kindest regardfs and all the best John Gluckman Dear Mitch,
After reading on the internet that you have comp;eted marathons on all seven continents and summited five of the seven summits , I am most impressed. Do you intend to climb Vinson Massif and Mount Everest to complete the double continental grand slam. If you do intend to make the final two ascents I wish you the best of luck , and successful summiting, but even more importantly getting back down the mountains alive and in good health. From reading your article you obviously have all the ingredients necessary to accomplish such a goal, these include determination, combined with patience,courage,but not foolhardiness , persistance and stamina, and athe capacity to put in the long hard hours of training. Yuo also show the ability to look after yourself and a good understanding of your chosen sports, both of which are vital.

I believe that you have the ability to fulfil your dream. Do not overestimate the final two mountains , as confidence is important. Confidence is not arrogance . Arrogance is a dangerous trait to have and it is very different to confidence. Even more importantly do not underestimate the mountains. People who underestimate mountains usually pay a heavy price , often with their lives. Remember that if you are unable to reach the summit on the first attempt that the mountain will always be there to be climbed at a later date. Safety is more important than success, there are plenty of bold climbers, and there are plenty of old climbers , but there are very few old, bold climbers.

My advice for Mount Everest is, firstly and most importantly go with a team that has a good reputation .At altitude drink plenty of water, dehydration thickens the blood and aggravates the effects of altitude sickness. Never be in a hurry at extreme altitudes. Moving fast at extreme altitudecan aggravate high altitude sickness. Physical fitness can be an asset at extreme altitudes , contrary to what many books say, but physical fitness is an asset at high altitude when and only when the body is acclimatised enough to that altitude to be able to increase the effort without getting altitude sick. Physical fitness will not increase the rate of acclimatisation. Also important is hygiene. Always take a supply of purrell or some other brand of alcoholid hand wash and wash your hands with it before eating and after going to the toilet. Also put your trekking boots in a separate pack, do not stuff them in directly against your clothes in your pack. If you can avoid stomach and intestinal bugs in a third world country your chances of success will be much higher. It is difficult to recover from the effects of a bug at very high altitudes. Finally although the ability to endure adversity is important as plenty of adversity has to be faced on Mount Everest, it is also important to make yourself as comfortable as possible and suffer as little adversity as possible. A good comparison would be with a champion boxer who must have both the abilty to take plenty of hard punches and the ability to avoid getting punched very often .
Remember Proper prior preparation prevents piss poor performance.

I wish you the best of luck and every success.

Kindest regardfs and all the best

John Gluckman

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