BAMF Bridesmaid - Update

kns1988 · February 2014

One of my kickass bridesmaids is leaving for the Appalachian Trail in 3 weeks. She's taking a leave of absence from her engineering job and she's going to hike the trail by herself. I'm so jealous but so excited for her. I wanna take off on a 5 month long hike!

UPDATE: Sorry to bring back a zombie post, but I wanted to tell everyone that my friend completed the Appalachian Trail yesterday! Exactly 5 months and over 2,000 miles later, she made it to Mount Katahdin! I am SO PSYCHED to see her and catch up about the trip. I've only seen her once since she left when we happened to be in Virginia at the same time.

aspoonfulofsugar · February 2014

What?! That is so boss!

cruffino · February 2014

she's a badass. awesome.

(what does BAMF mean?)

manateehugger · February 2014

cruffino said:

she's a badass. awesome.

(what does BAMF mean?)

Bad Ass Mother Fucker

And that's awesome! I hope I can do something similar eventually. I'm perpetually taunted by the Rockies.

pumpkinsandturkeys · February 2014

PDKH said:

cruffino said:

she's a badass. awesome.

(what does BAMF mean?)

Bad Ass Mother Fucker

And that's awesome! I hope I can do something similar eventually. I'm perpetually taunted by the Rockies.

When I first saw the heading for this thread, I thought it was Broke Ass... ie: a bridesmaid who can't pay for anything. Then I opened it and was more than a little relieved that someone wasn't calling one of their bridesmaids a broke ass haha

cruffino · February 2014

PDKH said:

cruffino said:

she's a badass. awesome.

(what does BAMF mean?)

Bad Ass Mother Fucker

And that's awesome! I hope I can do something similar eventually. I'm perpetually taunted by the Rockies.

ooh. i like that "BAMF".

kns1988 · February 2014

@PDKH - If you don't mind me asking, what state are you in? We almost booked Colorado for our honeymoon but chickened out over the possibility of altitude sickness. Seeing the Rockies and climbing in Colorado are definitely items on my bucket list.

kns1988 · February 2014

@pumpkinsandturkeys - Haha I've never heard BAMF used for broke ass, but I could see how you'd think that with all the usual bridesmaid complaints around here.. It's out of control.

ShesSoCold · February 2014

I sure hope you're kicking this BM out. What if she gets lost out there, loses a ton of weight or becomes a weirdo who doesn't shave her armpits? You don't need the possibility of such shenanigans on your day.

kns1988 · February 2014

Omg I love it, @ShesSoCold! She did tell me that she was going to try not to shower from Georgia until Maryland. More power to her.

I've been friends with her since we were 7 years old and she used to be such a girly girl. I love her transformation into confident, does whatever the hell she wants adult.

manateehugger · February 2014

I'm a MO native, but I am currently wrapping up grad school in Denver so I've been in CO for a while.

Altitude sickness is tricky and really varies by person to person. I've never had an issue with it though. Usually, if they keep a little food in their stomach and guzzle water like it's their job, most people are fine. There's great climbing in Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park that's not crazy high, but will offer you some amazing views. They also have tons of really nice but not crazy expensive cabins and resorts out there (especially if you go in the off season).

If you're nervous about altitude sickness, you can always try out some of the smaller peaks and see how you do before you tackle some 14ers or skiing/snowboarding.

ETA: Boulder Flatirons are another great option!

SmileDamnit · February 2014

PDKH said:

I'm a MO native, but I am currently wrapping up grad school in Denver so I've been in CO for a while.

Altitude sickness is tricky and really varies by person to person. I've never had an issue with it though. Usually, if they keep a little food in their stomach and guzzle water like it's their job, most people are fine. There's great climbing in Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park that's not crazy high, but will offer you some amazing views. They also have tons of really nice but not crazy expensive cabins and resorts out there (especially if you go in the off season).

If you're nervous about altitude sickness, you can always try out some of the smaller peaks and see how you do before you tackle some 14ers or skiing/snowboarding.

Excellent advise by @PDKH. I've been in Denver for 13 years and never had an issue with altitude sickness when venturing to the hills, but FI get's it pretty bad and my step Dad gets super sick when he visits. It also helps to aclimate slowly (e.g. spend a day in Denver, then move up a little higher to Evergreen perhaps, then move up to the higher towns).

@kns1988 - your BM is a BAMF! I hear the Appalachians BIG, and her stories are going to be amazing!!

KPBM89 · February 2014

I know two girls who did the trail: their photos and stories are fantastic! Your BM is going to have the time of her life-super exciting and super badass!

pinkcow13 · February 2014

That is so kickass! She sounds like such a cool chick!

Cookie Pusher · February 2014

FI hiked 55 miles of it when he was in Boy Scouts. He thinks it's awesome your bridesmaid is doing this.

jdluvr06 · February 2014

That is so awesome! FI and I hiked 78 miles of the trail a few years ago. There is no way either of us could take enough time off to do the whole trail.

NavyBlue143 · February 2014

I used to live in New Mexico, and have visited there and Colorado several times in my life. Never had an issue with altitude sickness until we went to NM for our first anniversary last year. I was sick almost all week. You can't really tell when it will strike. To be fair, I was probably sick longer than I would have been if I hadn't tried hiking on day 2.