A must read for, " 70 year old teenagers" !!!

brooksy wrote:

Iceman wrote:and his granny is a fella :shock:

I think he`s a foreigner )

He's a Spammer, he'll be gone soon )

daved wrote:why should they get injuries from skiing...its not really a dangerous sport and you must be very young to have such preconceptions of fitness as you get older

I have had 5 notable injuries during my life and they were all caused by what one could label as 'dangerous' sports - horse-riding, playing ruby, and ski-ing.

And my life insurers class ski-ing as a 'dangerous' sport. In this instance I find myself agreeing with them. But it doesn't stop me from doing it :D

Ally

But I doubt you are 70 Ally ;)

A wee spring chicken :)

Iceman wrote:But I doubt you are 70 Ally ;)

A wee spring chicken :)

No, I'm not quite 70 yet. That's my point. I'm still doing it because I'm only ***** but if I was 70 I'd think twice before going ski-ing.

Ally

I know I'll be skiing for as long as I keep breathing!

Admin Junior and I were passed, in a steep Black mogul field yesterday afternoon, by two gentlemen who both appeared to be well into their 70s... skiing fluid, perfect lines at a pace I doubt I could have managed in my 20s. Age is no obstacle, just a state of mind.

When I was in my 30's I attended a residential week long ski course. Also being collected at the train station by the same co. was an elderly man in his 70's. I remember thinking that I hoped he was in another group as he'd slow our group down.

He was...it was the group that spent the whole week off piste with a Mountain Guide. He was seriously fit. Our group would have slowed him down :oops:

bandit wrote:When I was in my 30's I attended a residential week long ski course. Also being collected at the train station by the same co. was an elderly man in his 70's. I remember thinking that I hoped he was in another group as he'd slow our group down.

He was...it was the group that spent the whole week off piste with a Mountain Guide. He was seriously fit. Our group would have slowed him down :oops:

I remember learning to kayak at a swimming pool (at about age thirty), and thinking this old grey bearded man (who turned to be 70+) must be the janitor. Later I was watching someone doing all the different kayaks rolls with such ease and style - the old man. I later took classes from him. He broke his leg trying to rescue a kayak on a white water river at 72, but recovered and still paddled.

Seventy looked so old then. Strangely it doesn't so much these days.

Stay fit, look after those knees cut out the smoking and drinking and you should be around at seventy and hopefully still skiing :thumbup: