...is another one of those “bucket list” type goals for me. Just something I want do someday. There has actually been a lot written about the value of man’s (human kind’s) relationship to mountains. I think it could be a very spiritual experience, but it would also be very adventuresome and fun.
When I picture myself doing this, I picture ropes being involved. I picture it being cold and being bundled up. I don’t have to climb Mt. Everest (though it would be cool), but I want to do some mountaineering. I hiked up a mountain when I was in Alaska… very steep, but it was still just hiking. That’s not what I want. There are a lot of people that do that and say they’ve climbed a mountain, and that’s great… but it’s just not what I want when I say I want to climb a mountain. Though I really think Kilimanjaro would be cool… and it’s mainly just hiking/trekking. But who knows, maybe I’ll do Kilinmanjaro, too… or maybe I won’t. You only live once… you should make the most of it, but you can only do what you can do, too. This goal will probably change to something more specific when I figure out what mountain (or mountains) I want to do. I’m not in a hurry. If I had to guess, it’s going to be 10+ years before this is something I would seriously attempt… so there’s plenty of time to let it brew.
