Was told by the locals that I was between 8,000-8,500 MSL.Insanely easy lift today.
Got up high enough to see lakes Gregory, Arrowhead and Silverwood.
Safe to say that the myth of Icarus and Daedalus doesn't *ahem* fly, 'cause it gets plenty chilly at that altitude.
How High (literally)?
I once again considered climbing the 14,200 ft Longs Peak this weekend, but had other commitments, and missed seeing the 3rd hiker of the season fall to his death.
Rule of thumb around here is a 5 F temp drop for every 1000 ft, so if it's 90 F in Denver at 5,000 ft, you can count on it being 90 - (14,000-5,000)*5 = 55 F at the summit of Longs Peak.
PLUS you can burn the shit out of your hide exposing your skin to sunlight at that altitude, which is why I have never climbed nekkid.
I passed between two distinct temp zones....Hot to cool, then cool to plenty chilly.
Was kinda spooked for about 1/2 hour, because I was trying to dump altitude yet still climbing out.
Mr. Science Says:
"When referring to an altitude of an aircraft or airspace MSL (mean sea level) is used."
Therefore, 8,000-8,500 feet MSL was between Oddball and the surface of the ocean.
If he fell from this height, discounting air resistance, and using an acceleration of 32 ft/s per second, how many MINUTES would pass before Oddball hit the surface of the ocean?
