I recall sitting in employee break rooms, orientations, and school counseling rooms, they all had those stupid "SUCCESS or "ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS" posters. On those posters depicted images of mountain climbing vistas. The embodiment of succeeding, or something. NO! Climbing up a hill is in fact, the act of, slowly walking uphill for hours and days feeling nauseated and tired. Does success feel like vomiting? With these views, it's worth the upchuck.
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The beginning of any multi day mountain summit has high ambitions, beautiful hiking trails over streams and through woods.
Temperatures and weather at these altitudes can drop and change drastically (much like the cyrpto environment).
We wake at 2am for the final summit push.
And hit summit at sunrise.
Traveling back down is more dangerous than the climb up. The body is weak and tired. Altitude above 10,000' where the air is thin, can play tricks with the mind in the form of judgement and headaches. It is important to be below glacier levels by noon, when the sun has begun to weaken the ice.
Glacier travel requires a minimum of two tandem climbers roped together spread about 50 feet apart. This is in case a snow bridge may break or one individual falls into a crevasse. A very dangerous situation requiring self rescuing.
Remember, whatever that road you're walking upon, push those dreams, despite those stupid posters.
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