Better than AA
One thing I’ve noticed from doing crazy long hikes is that in addition to leaving you to hangout with your mental flaws, you discover your physical flaws. I’m pigeon-toed, it never really bothered me…other people might notice this but I really don’t give a flying fuck if it bothers them…but this flaw is very noticeable to me after a long hike. Oh the fact that I’m flat-footed doesn’t really help my cause. After long hikes, I can barely walk straight with my feet trying to curl themselves in. I’m pretty sure I was meant to be a princess and to sit on my ass all day…or a programmer. While we’re on the subject of ass, I think mine is getting bigger with these damned hikes. I’m actually gaining weight from all the exercise I’m getting. Since hiking uphill seems to only exercise my butt and thigh muscles, I’m thinking I gained about 5 lbs of ass. Pretty soon, I can be a backup for some ghetto booty hip-hop video…I’ll be the big-booty Asian gal in the back with string beans for arms.
Someone do an anti-rain dance with me, just for this weekend. Please? I’m finally going to get to go hike up to Camp Muir on Rainier with my snowboard. God damned, I miss my snowboard. Of course I might learn to hate it while carrying the board AND the boots freaking 4.5 miles up the mountain with 4600 ft elevation gain in the snow…but damned, coming back down will be suh-weeet. Still, if you happen to be on Rainier this weekend, and you see a short Chinese girl cussing loudly at her snowboard, just keep moving on or you’ll get a share of the cussing too, I’ve got plenty to spare. No, Camp Muir is not the summit, although I do want to try to hit the summit maybe later this year after getting all trained up for it. Thing that sucks about Rainier is, trying to hike or climb the place is not only about skill, but also about weather. If the weather sucks, even the most skilled climber will not attempt it. Then there’s always the danger of a whiteout.
You know what AA people should do instead of finding God. They should go on burly hikes. Knowing that you have to hike something insanely tough with the knowledge that dehydration can encourage altitude sickness will beat any Twelve Step Program.
Someone do an anti-rain dance with me, just for this weekend. Please? I’m finally going to get to go hike up to Camp Muir on Rainier with my snowboard. God damned, I miss my snowboard. Of course I might learn to hate it while carrying the board AND the boots freaking 4.5 miles up the mountain with 4600 ft elevation gain in the snow…but damned, coming back down will be suh-weeet. Still, if you happen to be on Rainier this weekend, and you see a short Chinese girl cussing loudly at her snowboard, just keep moving on or you’ll get a share of the cussing too, I’ve got plenty to spare. No, Camp Muir is not the summit, although I do want to try to hit the summit maybe later this year after getting all trained up for it. Thing that sucks about Rainier is, trying to hike or climb the place is not only about skill, but also about weather. If the weather sucks, even the most skilled climber will not attempt it. Then there’s always the danger of a whiteout.
You know what AA people should do instead of finding God. They should go on burly hikes. Knowing that you have to hike something insanely tough with the knowledge that dehydration can encourage altitude sickness will beat any Twelve Step Program.
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