Wait, what? Snowcock

I keep coming back to this thread....if I were younger!

 

There's a spot I could drive you close, within 200 vertical feet. Altitude sickness is a factor

 

And then ropes, pitons, chocks and jumar ascenders?

 

No, you can walk it just fine. And it's a gradual climb at that point.

 

It still ain't an easy hunt by any means I shoot my blue grouse on the way up, and usually end up spending my time watching the mountain goats.

 

I've had altitude induced headaches a couple of times but I got hit pretty bad by altitude sickness on my snowcock hunt. I had to come down. However, I live at 18 feet about sea level so I may be more susceptible than most folks.

 

That’s the elevation at the top of my roof.

 

A buddy of mine tried to hunt up there with me, he got light headed as soon as we hit around 9500 ft so we turned around. Did shoot a couple blue grouse on the way up.

 

During deer hunts I just about die the first couple of days. By day three, can run around like normal.
They sell oxygen in a can intended for quick recovery while working out, it's great for hauling deer in the Rubies since I am now olderly. Instead of five or ten minute "breathers", one minute works.