climb a mountain

Climb a mountain, kiss a star. Such a romantic idea, even in itself as a personal goal. Reading Dharma Bums has really caused me to hunger for this type of adventure.

I’m not sure if this is on hold or what. I am not fit enough to do it right now but still want to. I have to find the best month and then book the trip so I’ll get myself into shape.

I’ve always been really interested in Rock climbing and really got into it a few years back, but have since forgotten my passion for it. As well as being monetarily investing it also takes a lot of effort and hard work physically.

It is my goal to rock climb a mountain by 2012.

I plan to achieve this by:

1. Becoming physically capable of climbing a mountain.
– Climbing at an indoor climbing gym as least once a month.
– Running, swimming, or ride a bicycle at least three times a week
– learning about living a healthy lifestyle
– Eat healthy, and take the proper vitamins.

2. Take the Vertically Inclined Mountain Course.
– Save up the money for the course

3. Buy a annual Vertically inclined membership

4. Once I have begun these steps and focused on them for about six or seven months I will start slowing buy the equipment I need.

I’m getting fit from home first then ill join a club to do some serious climbing :)

ciashan s ok

with a stick , a tent a backpack in summer holiday

Myself and 3 others went to Tennessee for a week and got to hike up the mountains. In total there were 3 that I completed. Got to the top and Saw the waterfalls. BEAUTIFUL!!! It took a lot of work to get to the top but I did it. And saw quite a few bear along the way. 7 bears total in the week. It’s hard to do but once you get to the top it’s all worth it.

I want to climb the highest mountain on any of the continents, even though I have no climbing experiance what so ever! I’ll start with something smaller though!

Got to the top of Sun Mountain yesterday

http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/detail.asp?fid=4740156

It’s a little mountain, a hill really, so I’m not counting this goal as completed, but on Tuesday I’m hiking up another foothill and hopefully in the next two weeks I’ll go for the Big One!

Climbed Huayna Potosi in Bolivia, near La Paz (6088 metres above sea-level) and El Misti, near Arequipa, in Peru (5825 or something). Was really amazing, cold, quite strenuous and not much air to breathe, but the views and the experience were breathtaking.