FULL PACKER PRESS RELEASE: July 5th, 2007:

Something is not sitting right with me and I will use this well trafficked BLOG to document my concerns and disappointment. I will start with a question or two:

Are you at all excited about this years Full Packer Expedition? I am NOT!

As it stands now, this year will be the first year that the Full Packers have not targeted a mountain to climb. Instead, we are scheduled to kayak the calm flat waters of Little Tupper and then “climb” a “mountain” (<3,000’).

When did we become soft?
When did we decide not to push the envelope?

Full Packers climb mountains first and kayak as a subset of “climbing high”.

I propose that we set our sights on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire this year.

“Mount Washington is the highest peak in the American Northeast at 6,288 ft (1,917 m). It is famous for its dangerously erratic weather, holding the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, at 231 mi/h (372 km/h) on the afternoon of April 12, 1934. It was known as Agiocochook, or "home of the Great Spirit", before European settlers arrived.”

The Full Packers HAVE TO climb this mountain.

I say we scrap the Little Tupper plans and set our sights on the highest peak in the northeast.

I call for an emergency meeting of the Full Packers. I hope to have the support of all who claim to be “climbing high” Full Packers.