Training: cllimbing Mt. Shasta, CA
206 days to Day 1 (1st attempt) Two of us climbed Mt. Shasta 4,317m (CA) via Avalanche Gulch route. It became the 30th, above 4,000 meters peak, that we climbed together. The climb was to train for the Denali summit day. Distance one way, km Elevation gain Shasta 7.8 2,107 Denali 3.7 931 Lesson : if you can't self-belay on a snow slope, never count on self-arrest, instead protect PHOTO: Avalanche Gulch is just in the middle The climb The descent On the descent we stopped for lunch break at Misery Hill, and Vera pointed out to the shifted metal band on one of my crampons. I said "ah, it's just cosmetic". I have climbed like that many times. But then I surprised myself taking the crampon off, inspecting it and readjusting anew. I remember clearly at the back of my mind a briefly flashed image of the exit chute of the Red Banks with entire stretch of Avalanche Gulch and also the episode when Joe Sim...
紧张，但是期待......
ReplyDelete- 下个月我要去旅行了
ReplyDelete- 哇，太羡慕你了（我也想去）
是我们更有时间吗？不是。
是我们更有钱吗？不是。
是我们不需要工作吗？不是。
大多数人会说：等我退休了/等我有钱了/等我做完这件事/等孩子长大了/等贷款还清了.......
你发现了吗，这些回答里都有一个共同的字：”等“！
可是，就在这等待中，一辈子就过去了。难道你愿意一生只活在等待中吗？在生命的尽头，现实生活中，电影The Bucket List里卡特最后拥有的幸运机会，会降临到你的头上吗？显然不会！那还犹豫什么？想做就做，说走就走！（再次感叹：Common sense is not common.)