# I celebrated my 80th birthday on top of a mountain **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 13, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438 "2007-08-13T15:05:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/1 "2007-08-13T15:05:06Z")
To celebrate my 80th birthday, on Saturday all my kids showed up and we climbed a local mountain. It’s only 3398 feet elevation, but a somewhat steep and primitive trail, 1200 feet of vertical climb in about 1.25 miles. As I climb it almost every day in the 100 degree heat, it did not bother me, but it sort of wore out the youngsters (in their 50s). Anybody have any suggestions on what to do for my 90th birthday? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/2 "2007-08-13T15:19:58Z")
80 years? Climbed a mountain? You rock! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/3 "2007-08-13T15:37:40Z")
Congrats! You’re obviously someone like my MIL, who [climbed Beacon Rock](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Rock_State_Park) this weekend – for her 81st birthday. It’s not quite as much as your climb, about 850 feet in 3/4 mile, but it’s still a steep climb. We went along with her when she did it for her 75th, and she wore out all the young people that time, too! Happy birthday, and many more! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/4 "2007-08-13T15:38:50Z")
Climb it in winter? Happy Birthday and many happy returns of the day! ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/5 "2007-08-13T15:40:53Z")
If you haven’t tried it yet, take up skydiving for your 90th 🙂 And not a sissyfied tandem jump either, take the accelerated freefall course or do a static-line jump! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/6 "2007-08-13T15:58:26Z")
[QUOTE=KlondikeGeoff] Anybody have any suggestions on what to do for my 90th birthday? [/QUOTE] Kick Chuck Norris’ ass. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/7 "2007-08-13T15:59:38Z")
Wow! Happy birthday, Sir Geoff! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/8 "2007-08-13T16:11:14Z")
Way to go! You kick some serious ass. On your 90th do it twice. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/9 "2007-08-13T17:54:27Z")
[QUOTE=hajario] On your 90th do it twice. [/QUOTE] And then climb a mountain. _rimshot_ ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/10 "2007-08-13T18:13:17Z")
For your 90th I think you should motorcycle cross-country. Happy birthday! ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/11 "2007-08-13T18:14:46Z")
That’s really awesome, KlondikeGeoff. Happy belated birthday! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/12 "2007-08-13T18:15:56Z")
[QUOTE=Dorjän] If you haven’t tried it yet, take up skydiving for your 90th 🙂 And not a sissyfied tandem jump either, take the accelerated freefall course or do a static-line jump! [/QUOTE] I think at 90, you can be forgiven for doing a tandem. But why wait? Sounds like a perfect thing to do for #81. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/13 "2007-08-13T18:30:08Z")
Have sex on the mountain? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/14 "2007-08-13T18:47:33Z")
Have sex with the mountain? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/15 "2007-08-13T18:48:16Z")
**KlondikeGeoff** , way to go, and happy birthday! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/16 "2007-08-13T18:49:38Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] Have sex on the mountain? [/QUOTE] There’s a joke about an 80-year-old risking a broke back in there, but I’m not going to try to tell it. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/17 "2007-08-13T19:46:07Z")
You rock **KlondikeGeoff**! Happy birthday! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/18 "2007-08-13T19:51:31Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] For your 90th I think you should motorcycle cross-country. Happy birthday! [/QUOTE] Motorcycle? Bah! BIcycle cross country! Brian ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/19 "2007-08-13T20:37:27Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] Have sex on the mountain? [/QUOTE] :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Obviously you are young! I mean, even with Viagara…? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438/20 "2007-08-13T20:46:31Z")
CONGRATULATIONS!! I think for your 90th you should run with the bulls in Pamplona. That is if you haven’t already 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-celebrated-my-80th-birthday-on-top-of-a-mountain/415438.md?page=2)