At The Summit

WhitneySummitBradCelebrate.jpg (29571 bytes)For most of us, this was the highlight of the trip. This was what we strained ourselves to accomplish. This particular peak was unlike most others because this peak required some serious effort to reach...not to mention that it was the HIGHEST peak in the lower 48 states!!! That made it all the sweeter!


Arriving at the summit is a whole lot sweeter when you do it with friends! Our friendships all grew closer through this common physical, mental, and even spiritual experience. We all encouraged each other and celebrated each other's victories.

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After all that work, you just gotta sign your name in the official log book to prove that you really made it (especially if you don't have a camera with you)! 

These are pictures of either handstands or folks holding the world up (depending on which way you view the picture)...

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The summit "ledge" is a strange vortex on the mountain. Most didn't venture to its edge. As you scoot out to the edge of this seat and hang your feet down, there is nothing between your feet and the valley floor below! It is WAY WAY down below. The "vortex" gives the strange feeling that it's trying to pull you over the edge (notice the photo taken straight down between the legs).

Several of us made phone calls from the summit to our loved ones (requires cell phone capable of analog). For at least three of us, the experience was emotional and involved getting surprisingly choked up along with a tear or two.

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WhitneySummitBrad.jpg (37380 bytes)From summit, looking South over needles and boulder field
 The view from the summit is absolutely spectacular. Pictures can describe it much better than words but only the 3-dimensional view in real life (mixed with the sheer exhaustion that it required to see the view) can really explain what it is all about.

 

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