Endless climb 1

It's 12:53 am here. I have pain in every muscle and I'm so tired that I can't form sentences anymore. This is all I can muster. Me, Amy, Laura. Easy road getting exponentially harder to manage. Met guy who told us crazy things happen on this path. Slippery. Sweating. PBJ break. Muddy. Amy turns around. Hiking boots mandatory. Crossed waterfalls. Crawling on hands and knees too often. Raining then sunny. Landscape like a dream. Think Lord of the Rings. Clinging to bare rocks getting old fast. Lost grip and fell in thorn bush. Cussing. Thirsty. No water bottle (long story). Wondering what it would feel like if you fell and your skull smashed into a rock. Death within list of possibilities. Top of mountain. Ate wild blueberries. Squishy moss. Where the frick is the tower? Barren. Got to tower. Drank water. Cold sweat on the downslope. Loosing steam. Don't. Look. Down. Loose rocks. Again, death on mind. Mind over matter. Imagination annoying. Thinking, "Jeff, I love you, take care of Bunsen." Talking to myself to boost self esteem. Moving a little faster. More trees. I think I'm going to make it. Five and a half hours later, Ulriken is conquered by Ashley L Turrittin.

Tomorrow: first day of clinic.

We went on a fjord tour on Friday. Will mention in next blog.