"Secretly I dreamed ofascending Everest myself one day; for more than a decade it remained a burning ambition. By the time I was in my early twenties climbing had become the focus of my esixtence to the exclusions of almost everything else. Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from the rest of my life. I thrilled in the fresh perspective that came from tipping the ordinary plane of existence on end." - Into Thin Air, by John Krakauer page 23.
Even though I'm not in my mid twenties and I don't necessairly want to climb Everest this quote from the book caught me off guard. I'm getting ready to go on my first true hike ever and I can't wait. I already want to plan another trip, go somewhere else and have walking my primary source of travel. I guess I've caught the 'hiking bug' and I just want to do more and make it a part of my life. And although I have no experience mountain climbing I secertly would love to climb some of the highest mountains in North America. For the majority of my life so far I never did anything outdoors, except play sports. As I get older I feel myself yearning to experience more, to go hiking more often, to dive more, to do anything that puts myself in an unknown sense of mind and to keep me on edge. As in the quote.. i thrill in the fresh perspective that came from tipping the ordinary plane of existence on end.
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