I got to climb the Grand twice this summer as leader for a teen travel group that went with Exum guides. It was awesome, even more incredible than I’d expected. I’ve wanted to do this for so long. After my kids passed climbing school the guides OK’d them to climb. I was so excited! I’d been climbing for a while but this was my first big mountain. It was a beautiful hike to the lower saddle and an incredible experience going up to the summit. I went up the Exum Ridge route the first time and the Owen Spaulding the second. Definitely worth doing.
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2. Learn Spanish
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3. visit Africa
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4. See a wolf in the wild
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5. Visit Hawaii
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6. drive to Alaska
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7. get corrective eye surgery or lasik
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8. learn how to drive stick-shift
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9. Become a doctor and work for Doctors Without Borders
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10. Visit Patagonia
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11. create my own website
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12. Make the most of my 20's
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13. Join the Peace Corps
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14. Get a PhD
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15. Fire a gun
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16. become a mountain guide
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17. Climb aconcagua
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18. climb everest
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19. become a GIS Specialist
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20. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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21. learn sign language
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22. Give blood
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23. learn to SCUBA dive
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24. learn to kayak
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25. see the northern lights
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26. get married and have kids
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27. run a marathon
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28. Learn to surf
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29. be a better cook
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30. Lose 10 pounds
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31. run a 10K
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32. Learn to ski or snowboard
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33. go sea kayaking
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34. Go an a scientific expedition
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35. ski Tuckerman's Ravine.
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36. travel to New Zealand
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37. go to argentina
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38. get a brazillian wax
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39. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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40. go sailing
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41. Move to Mexico
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Grand Teton!
2 years ago
I bought my plane ticket today
2 years ago
I bought my plane ticket today. Paid $1,900. Expensive but I think it’ll be worth it. I’ll be there for 3 months, October-early January. I am so excited. I’ll be living in Ushuaia. I can’t wait to go hiking!
Diploma!
2 years ago
This is the greatest thing I’ve accomplished. I look at my diploma everyday and am just so proud.
