Last Summer I hiked only one mountain... Longs Peak. A formidable peak, a deadly peak. My hiking partner and I made the keyhole but decided that today was not a good day to die. So we headed back down the mountain.
Reflections on this almost a year later:
~ I was out of shape mentally and physically
~ I did not train properly
~ I hiked for all the wrong reasons
~ I sabotaged myself
That being said, this summer I have formed a loose group of men whom I'd like to hike with so that I can develop some healthy male relationships and build solid life long friendships.
My goals for the summer:
~hike these 16 peaks
~develop my hiking/climbing skills
~ get healthy / lose inches and build muscle
~ finish what I start
My very ambitious schedule is as follows:
Bierstadt / Evans Group
Grays and Torreys
Longs
Pikes
Elbert
Massive
Quandry
The Lincoln Group ( 4 peaks in one day, Lincoln, Democrat, Bross and Cameron)
Princeton
Sherman
and possibly Culebra / Sand Dunes
16 peaks in 11 weeks is pretty ambitious... but I would rather fail in the attempt than to not attempt at all!
See you on the mountain!
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