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Fedak’s hiking out the recession

July 1st, 2009
Peaks near Lake TahoePeaks near Tahoe, Nov. 2008

I once asked Fedak what he did for a living; he replied in English, the words all recognizable, but I have no idea what the hell it was. But it was something in high-tech, where business sucks this summer, so John’s renting a place up near Lake Tahoe and trekking the season away till business picks up.

A visit to his home page shows he’s been putting in major miles above the tree line.

There are many, many more. John tells me he’s bagged 15 summits on the Sierra Club Tahoe OGUL List of nearby peaks. (Ogul is a Washoe Indian word for a bighorn mountain sheep now extinct).

I’m thinking if I were him I’d be rooting for hard times to last a long time.

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3 Responses to “Fedak’s hiking out the recession”

  1. fedak Says:
    July 1st, 2009 at 9:29 am

    > I’m thinking if I were him I’d be rooting for hard times to last a long time.

    I’m thinking this recession has lasted quite long enough :)

  2. fedak Says:
    July 1st, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    Uggh, that Waterhouse/Pickett album is *awful*. (The weather was miserable and there wasn’t anything close to good light for the landscape shots.)

    Here’s the best of my trips from June:

    LeConte Falls (now one of my favorite destinations in Yosemite)
    http://www.fedak.net/albums/LeConteFalls.html

    Mt Tallac, Cathedral Lake Trail
    http://www.fedak.net/albums/Tallac3x.html

    Virginia Pass, NW Yosemite (from Green Creek)
    http://www.fedak.net/albums/VirginiaPass2.html

    Ralston Peak from Hwy 50, Desolation Wilderness
    http://www.fedak.net/albums/RalstonPeak.html

    And the Freel/Jobs Sister outing linked above
    http://www.fedak.net/albums/FreelJobsSister.html

  3. fedak Says:
    October 8th, 2009 at 10:30 am

    Back to work on Monday :(

    Ended up completing 47 of the 63 Sierra Club Tahoe OGUL peaks, did a week in Yellowstone, escorted some friends up Whitney, and a number of smaller outings.

    http://www.fedak.net/tahoepeaks.html

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