Conquered!

 Yesterday, September 11, 2010… 

I climbed and summited my first 14-er. For all you non-Coloradans… that’s a mtn over 14,000 feet tall. There are only 50 something in the whole state, and not a whole lot in the whole country. I obviously took one with an easier trail…but there ain’t nothin easy about the oxygen levels (I also had a head cold… bad judgement) at 14,060 feet! 

A year ago, I never would’ve been able to do it. The user picture I have? That body never would have made it up that mountain. I feel more alive than I EVER have. 

I want to try another one in a few weeks! I can’t describe it. It’s epic.

Also, I spent the entirety of the summer in the OC, and talk about also life-changing. This year has been major and it’s only getting better. I miss you girls so much and will hopefully get far back into this habit of writing soon! Also, pictures when I can get my camera hooked up. I leave you with this picture from my phone… those are 2 of the 14ers in the distance… the right is Bierstadt, which I climbed, and to the left is Sawtooth. (Sharptooth, as I liked to call it). I was on top of that bitch. The picture was taken from the Jeep on my phone. I can’t move my ass (meaning step, get up, drive, etc. EVERYTHING uses your ass…i guess it’s like technically being on a stairstepper for like 8 hours).