left-left top of the world and being
left-left top of the world and being chased by the Mountaineers for a while
chased by the Mountaineers for a while
chased by the Mountaineers for a while we ended up rappelling down it was about
we ended up rappelling down it was about
we ended up rappelling down it was about a hundred and fifty hundred sixty foot
a hundred and fifty hundred sixty foot
a hundred and fifty hundred sixty foot rappel biggest one I’ve ever done pretty
rappel biggest one I’ve ever done pretty
rappel biggest one I’ve ever done pretty exciting I mean everyone made it down
exciting I mean everyone made it down
exciting I mean everyone made it down safely and we had to do some rock
safely and we had to do some rock
safely and we had to do some rock scramble after that but we managed to
scramble after that but we managed to
scramble after that but we managed to find a good flat spot for a camp tonight
find a good flat spot for a camp tonight
find a good flat spot for a camp tonight and I got a fire going
and I got a fire going
and I got a fire going getting some beans and rice in us
getting some beans and rice in us
getting some beans and rice in us finally and hopefully get a good start
finally and hopefully get a good start
finally and hopefully get a good start in the morning and keep up the good pace
in the morning and keep up the good pace
in the morning and keep up the good pace we built a nice low ice shelter last
we built a nice low ice shelter last
we built a nice low ice shelter last night that kept us kept us cozy I was a
night that kept us kept us cozy I was a
night that kept us kept us cozy I was a little bit cold but survived the evening
little bit cold but survived the evening
little bit cold but survived the evening and then actually we got up and we we
and then actually we got up and we we
and then actually we got up and we we dropped camp and end up trudging along
dropped camp and end up trudging along
dropped camp and end up trudging along the ridgeline for quite some time before
the ridgeline for quite some time before
the ridgeline for quite some time before we came to a into a kind of a stop we
we came to a into a kind of a stop we
we came to a into a kind of a stop we couldn’t go anywhere except down and you
couldn’t go anywhere except down and you
couldn’t go anywhere except down and you think I would like Heights which I do
think I would like Heights which I do
think I would like Heights which I do but I’m oh so scared of heights
but I’m oh so scared of heights
but I’m oh so scared of heights that’s one of the reasons why I actually
that’s one of the reasons why I actually
that’s one of the reasons why I actually started mountaineering was because I was
started mountaineering was because I was
started mountaineering was because I was scared of heights and I wanted to face
scared of heights and I wanted to face
scared of heights and I wanted to face my fear to the best of my abilities and
my fear to the best of my abilities and
my fear to the best of my abilities and so we had faced a rock wall with a
so we had faced a rock wall with a
so we had faced a rock wall with a rappel all over 200 feet it was straight
rappel all over 200 feet it was straight
rappel all over 200 feet it was straight down but we all got through it safely
down but we all got through it safely
down but we all got through it safely which was good and I know it saved us a
which was good and I know it saved us a
which was good and I know it saved us a lot of time which is always key and then
lot of time which is always key and then
lot of time which is always key and then after that we had to hit through some
after that we had to hit through some
after that we had to hit through some some rough very rough scree fields and
some rough very rough scree fields and
some rough very rough scree fields and made it into camp the Seavey and
made it into camp the Seavey and
made it into camp the Seavey and hopefully there is water in the
hopefully there is water in the
hopefully there is water in the background which is nice and there’s
background which is nice and there’s
background which is nice and there’s also some of the
also some of the
also some of the big rocks for shelter so I’m hoping that
big rocks for shelter so I’m hoping that
big rocks for shelter so I’m hoping that that will provide shelter enough that we
that will provide shelter enough that we
that will provide shelter enough that we can get us through to the next day to
can get us through to the next day to
can get us through to the next day to extraction point but you never know what
extraction point but you never know what
extraction point but you never know what type of obstacles are gonna come across
type of obstacles are gonna come across
type of obstacles are gonna come across I mean this is Alaska and I’m as usual
I mean this is Alaska and I’m as usual
I mean this is Alaska and I’m as usual getting my butt handed to me but that’s
getting my butt handed to me but that’s
getting my butt handed to me but that’s where you learn that’s where you grow as
where you learn that’s where you grow as
where you learn that’s where you grow as a person
a person
a person anything you do so well my goal here is
anything you do so well my goal here is
anything you do so well my goal here is again to to help my team as much as
again to to help my team as much as
again to to help my team as much as possible to do everything I possibly can
possible to do everything I possibly can
possible to do everything I possibly can to win these things and and to learn
to win these things and and to learn
to win these things and and to learn from these experiences take it home and
from these experiences take it home and
from these experiences take it home and and help others learn and grow as people
and help others learn and grow as people
and help others learn and grow as people because that’s why we’re here we’re all
because that’s why we’re here we’re all
because that’s why we’re here we’re all in here together
in here together
in here together see ya have a good night
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