We've hiked Camelback Mountain a few times since we've been here, but hadn't made it to the top yet (mostly thanks to me!). But this last trip we made, Paul was determined to not stop until we reached the very top! I'm not a super competitive person, so to be honest, it doesn't phase me one bit if I turn around before "finishing," but I knew it was important to the hubs, so I made it a goal to keep my mouth shut and keep on climbin'! The last lag was really tough, like I was literally grabbing on to rocks and PULLING myself up – all the while wishing I was hooked up to a very sturdy rope connected to a harness around my waste. But we made it to the top and felt really proud of ourselves when all was said and done :) We suffered some spotty sunburn that continues to irritate our necks and arms, but otherwise it was a total success.
yeah! nice accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteYay! When Dan and I visited Arizona last year we climbed up a mountain right across from Camelback- so the mountain you climbed up was our view the whole time! I told Dan about your accomplishments and he was like "See what we are missing! Why are we living in Illinois?!" lol
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