"It feels like the whole world is within reach. There is no hiding. It's this comfort and insignificance that gets me out of bed at zero-dark-thirty. I don't know if anyone else will agree, but when I'm sitting lakeside at 12,800', standing on a summit or traversing a plateau, I get this feeling that, 'This is all mine!' I don't get that down in the forests."
You've put it so perfectly. There's a clarity and purity up there like nothing else... no boundaries except your own. It's what keeps me up at night.
No lie, Pete. She was bad. We've all had slower or faster partners through the years. But this woman was on a WHOLE 'nother level. I had originally mentioned her by name in this report, but too many people complained about calling someone out. So I took out her name.
Apparently in this day and age, "we" can only say nice and enduring things about people. Assigning responsibility and being truthful about others seems to be a quality that is looked on. At least it is for the folks at 14ers.com.
T. White - Nov 21, 2017 2:27 pm - Voted 10/10
Interesting trip report"It feels like the whole world is within reach. There is no hiding. It's this comfort and insignificance that gets me out of bed at zero-dark-thirty. I don't know if anyone else will agree, but when I'm sitting lakeside at 12,800', standing on a summit or traversing a plateau, I get this feeling that, 'This is all mine!' I don't get that down in the forests."
You've put it so perfectly. There's a clarity and purity up there like nothing else... no boundaries except your own. It's what keeps me up at night.
Kiefer - Dec 13, 2017 5:54 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Interesting trip reportTruth!! Now only if we could figure out a way to keep 'life' from getting in the way! :o)
hightinerary - Dec 7, 2017 5:26 pm - Voted 10/10
DespairallelismI think I've hiked with that same woman!
Kiefer - Jun 10, 2020 3:52 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: DespairallelismI feel your pain!!
Pete Castricone - Dec 9, 2017 3:31 pm - Hasn't voted
Thanks for the laughShe couldn't possibly be slower than me.
Kiefer - Dec 13, 2017 5:52 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Thanks for the laughNo lie, Pete. She was bad. We've all had slower or faster partners through the years. But this woman was on a WHOLE 'nother level. I had originally mentioned her by name in this report, but too many people complained about calling someone out. So I took out her name.
Apparently in this day and age, "we" can only say nice and enduring things about people. Assigning responsibility and being truthful about others seems to be a quality that is looked on. At least it is for the folks at 14ers.com.