Got a clear day on Pike’s Peak today. (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world

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14,115 feet skyward. Also some tourists puked from the altitude.

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[-] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Didn’t realize it til I took a closer look but if you zoom in where the sunlight is hitting you can see the Cripple Creek gold mine.

[-] NoRodent@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Did they puke from the altitude or because they were riding in a Peugeot 405 T16 uphill?

[-] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 4 points 5 months ago

tourists

Must be really strange to have all those tourists come to your mountain top.

[-] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Ah crap is it not ok to say tourist anymore? Are they sightseers? Differently geolocated? Apologies for offending.

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

I think his joke is that you don't live on top of the mountain either, therefore you're also a tourist.

[-] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I can confirm that I’m not a bighorn sheep.

[-] Album@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

I was a kid when I was there and puked.

[-] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

It happens. People come into Colorado Springs to visit and don’t let themselves acclimate if they’re from lower elevations and then they try to do pikes peak, which is about 3k feet lower than Everest base camp. The altitude sickness can be legit.

[-] dmtalon@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago

This was me :) live at about 900' flew in for work, picked up my rental Jeep and drove up to pikes peak

Didn't get sick but could walk like 5 steps at a time before needing to catch my breath. Hung out for a bit came down and went up to Longmont. Had a nice headache for a couple days.

Second trip out I skipped pikes, but also acclimated way faster. No headache, and got in some great hiking.