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Just mentioning, fwiw, I’m still alive.
Young life was so fun, but freedom is not free…so I am paying the price for having destroyed my spine and knees and shoulders.
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Motorcycles remain fun. I still love my wife and home and 14 y.o. dog.
But the adventurous athletic phase of life has come to a close.
I hope you’re all well :yourock:
You’re one of the best writers on this forum. Please keep coming back and sharing your stories, whatever they may be about
Glad the box fan episode didn’t stop you from posting
Also, that is one sad C&H!
Yoga, get on the mat
People who do not have serious back issues really love recommending yoga to people who do. If it was only that fucking easy a thing to fix.
Happy to see you posting again IAS.
Good to hear from you J. I think of you whenever I ride my motorcycle through Mora. :tongue:
Other times too. ;)
* pearl jam voice *
OOOOHHH Ill advdised strategy is still alive
Heeey ohhh ohh
did you ever move the undiscovered mecca of snow sports you were seeking. Hope you are doing well!
Good to see you, mang, you were missed, even if I knew that you were still alive.
Yeah the pearl jam popped in there for a min, but this one...
should be taken to heart.
+++++
Good to hear from you.
You are a fantastic writer and storyteller. I miss reading your thoughts here.
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Well damn Yeti. Sorry to hear about the brokenness. Have you thought of yoga :fmicon: or prancercize?
Hope you post some more
I suggest just dating the yoga instructor
Hey Jeremiah, I hope you are happy and I hope life outside of athletic stuff is going well for you.
Thanks for helping me get into fighting fire as a naive 22 year old kid. I'm now in my late 30s and have been dealing with some health issues for the past 1.5 years. Getting older is rough.
You're a great dude and I miss your writing. Please look me up next time you are in the Tetons, either for skiing or sightseeing or whatever. Thanks for all of your help along the way.
There he is, Tiiitttaaaaaaaayyyyyz!
Thanks for checking in, shows you know we're missing you and yourn. You come up in convo with other mags a lot.
Swing in more often and regale us with your stories and opinions.
This gene pool needs to get a lil' deeper, c'mon in friend.
I-AS -Quote:
Originally Posted by ill-advised strategy
Welcome,,, back / home -
You have not been forgotten ;
Good ! For You ! !! for finding your way into another chapter --
If cycles are still fun, m'be some Big, Old jetski to ride the Lake until ( Later) !
Peace, my friend !
tj ( skiJ )
oh. and FknA ! !! live on! !!
Don't ever give up...
Keep moving every day
Larga vida al Yeti
Thanks for checking in mang.
As many said, you have a gift with words
Thanks J, that makes me happy. Glad I could contribute to abusing your joints in some big BCC seasons.
keep L I V I N the world needs you
YETI !!!!!!
MAN
YEEEESSS!!!
I always enjoy your prose.
Evocative, gritty and poignant.
YETI !!!
This totally cracks me up. Ages ago, maybe 30 years), my friend’s girlfriend, (who never works out), was yapping to me after one of my assorted many injuries. “Oh, you should do yoga!” I’m like, “Yeah…I’ve done lots of fancy stretching”, (yoga). “Oh, it’s different than stretching.” She even knew I was a gymnast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Self Jupiter
Then I started ranting about if had time after my couple hour rides, or weightlifting or whatever the hell else I was doing, backcountry skiing, etc.
I have no idea what she’s doing these days. Prolly hot box, hot stone, SUP yoga on a pickle ball court.
Thx fellas. I had a clinical psychologist strongly reccomend some distance from ski media/social world, because at times it had become gut wrenching unresolvable fomo.
This spring I was beginning to feel more physically solid, and decided to start bike commuting again after a few years of motorcycle and moped, and almost instantly I pulled every muscle from my knee to my shoulder and eventually ended up in the hospital with the worst spinal nerve pain imaginable, and 5 weeks off work, walking with a cane, etc.
It reminded me of a few years ago when I finally felt like my right shoulder was ok enough to paddle, and I called my surfing buddy and told him while I was driving to the ski hill, and 30 minutes later I had hooked a tip on tracked-up refrozen and destroyed my left shoulder.
I dunno, I am not dead yet, just deteriorating. It’s ok, circle of life.
^^^ FYI, either we die before facing physical decline or we don't.
That is everyone of us.
Living to a ripe old age ain't for pussies.
Hang in there and if you don't want to suffer from FOMO and avoid the shithole, at least check in once in a while like you just did. Your presence is missed.
Clearly, this shrink has no experience or understanding of teh trgz.Quote:
Originally Posted by ill-advised strategy
I think it’s importanter to find new interests to replace the ones you’ve aged out of but I don’t think the way to get past fomo is avoidance.
I feel ya on the injuries. But youre still a great writer. It’s a gift i hope you keep using
Dang, dude.
Dear ILL Advised
I am in and out of this board as it fits my needs. I am wrong all the time but I think I have chatted here about you doing some time on a hotshot crew. You were smarter than I and left.
If I am correct we should talk I bet we have many folks we have crossed paths with or even worked with.
Completely disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcski
Good to hear from you Yeti - I'm waiting for my luck to run out on injuries but damn, that bike story is not right.
Always have enjoyed IAS/Yeti’s posts. Great writing, and at times super relatable to me.
You’re a large part of why I got back on tgr while on furlough during a shitty ski season. I’m not a fire bro, but I work in timber and I bet we’ve crossed paths w/ some of the same folks.
One of the iconic forum members for sure. Glad to see ya around here. Missed for sure.
That injury sounds brutal, hope you can rehab well. I went through some overuse and health related injuries last year and am just now feeling stronger. Messes with your head for sure.
If you're old and want to feel young, just go on a cruise like the one to Scandinavia my wife dragged me on. No matter how old and decrepit you feel you will be the picture of health and fitness compared to those around you at the buffet.
I was in the vicinity of a Disney cruise letting out in Juneau and although I was probably older than many of the breeders that were disembarking and flooding the town to buy trinkets and fudge, I was physically younger in every way. Good to know I'm not missing out on anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
I wish you all the best Yeti. Your willingness to share the good and some difficult challenges has touched people over the years.Quote:
Originally Posted by ill-advised strategy
As I write this I'm recovering from my third spine surgery and third surgery in the past 4 years (2 spine and 1 ACL). As my surgeon said to me last week, we are getting older and the parts are wearing out. For those like you and I we add some bad genes and here we are.
The Yoga talk is ironic to me. I got into hot yoga a year ago and felt better than I had in a decade. I was a 5 day a week guy - loved it and swore it's benefits. And then, popped another disk - doing yoga! I will probably go back to it, but will sure as fuck NOT be pushing myself to increase my spinal "flexibility".
Best of luck in focusing on all you can still do. Im right there fighting the same fight. I appreciate you sharing what I am often afraid to face.
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One of the most highly regarded strength and conditioning coaches has some significant back issues. He has access to the best training PTs, Drs, etc. and can’t completely rehab it. He is strong as shit and lives a pretty normal life but still has to be careful with certain activities and movements.
^^ if someone tries to develop your lumbar spine flexibility, run. Thoracic spine mobility = good, lumbar = bad. Lumbar is a stabilizing area not a flexibility joint.
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hey, guys -
Just thinking about I-AS today -
we have fallen out of touch in the last couple years, and I just wanted to send some psychic Energy his way !
Several have noted above, his ability.as a writer ( I miss his posts, too ) -
I hope he recovered from his incapacitating body lock-up, and things are smoothing-out.
roll on, -J
skiJ