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23 Nov Wind River High Route – Day 8 – On the Divide

Posted at 05:05h in My Adventures 8 Comments

“Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers. ” — Rainier Maria Rilke The Wind River High Route does not "let you out" without a fight. As rocky and strenuous as day 7 had been, day 8 would prove to be just as challenging. We woke in our tent to a bitterly cold morning and a spectacular sunrise. Achingly familiar with our daily routine, we loaded up our packs (which were now, mercifully, much lighter), and...

30 Oct Wind River High Route – Day 7 – Did I mention the rocks?

Posted at 23:21h in My Adventures 6 Comments

“Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are men to rocks and mountains?” — Jane Austen After a half-day rest and a good night's sleep, we woke up on day 7 feeling (somewhat) refreshed and rejuvenated - well, as much as one can feel rejuvenated on the High Route, at least. We were awake, I was able to eat my breakfast bar, and all of our limbs were functioning - the benchmark of a successful morning. We started early in the morning, so that we could ascend Blaurock Pass...

24 Oct Wind River High Route – Day 6 – Exhausted

Posted at 20:07h in My Adventures 2 Comments

“He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet. ” — William Golding, Lord of the Flies The morning of day 6 dawned clear and frigid. We were sleeping in every single layer of clothing, so waking up posed a slight challenge - namely, it was way too cold. Over the years, I've come to realize that one of the hardest parts of climbing a mountain is getting out...

18 Oct Wind River High Route – Day 5 – Mountains Don’t Care

Posted at 07:36h in My Adventures 7 Comments

“No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied – it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” — Ansel Adams We woke on day 5 and quickly moved into the familiarity of our daily routine - eat, pack the tent, and depart. Our annotated mapset merely showed us moving from page 4 to page 5 ...

30 Sep Wind River High Route – Day 4 – Out of the Fog

Posted at 23:33h in My Adventures 4 Comments

“Now is life very solid or very shifting? I am haunted by the two contradictions. This has gone on forever; goes down to the bottom of the world — this moment I stand on. Also it is transitory, flying, diaphanous. I shall pass like a cloud on the waves. Perhaps it may be that though we change, one flying after another, so quick, so quick, yet we are somehow successive and continuous we human beings, and show the light through. But what is the light?” —...

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