Roughly 1/2 hour. We moved at a good clip, not too many rests. I have to admit, I’m a little skeptical as to whether my roommate will do this or not. I think she is capable, but she complained a lot on yesterday’s hike – and it was a short one.

I know that part of it is that she is out of shape, just quit smoking recently, and is just not used to that kind of physical activity. I’m not really IN shape, but I tend to be more active every day than she is, so I’m probably in slightly better shape. However, I really think she’s got a mental block similar to one I had growing up – a block on mental exhertion. I hated the feeling of breathing hard – it felt very uncomfortable to me. I had to learn that feeling some muscle burn and breathing hard are GOOD things, and not interpret them as discomfort.

I also had to learn to believe that I could get to the top.

Thankfully, although she was a titch whiney during the hike, she realized after it was done that it was no big deal. And talked about working more seriously on this goal, developing a hiking schedule to do 3 hikes a week (two short weekday, 1 long weekend). That’s more like it. I hope she can keep that positive outlook.