Quick update from the library: after spending a few days in Olympic National Park, Sean and I drove 9 hours south to celebrate my friend Megan's 30 birthday by climbing Mt. Shasta with her and 12 of her friends. We have tons of pictures, which we'll post later, but after over 10 hours of climbing spread over two days, Sean and I both summited. I guess all that spoon to mouth training really paid off.
Highlights included weathering a thunderstorm at 10,000 feet hunkered down in our tent, both of us huddled in the lightning position and protected only by two thin sheets of nylon; waking at 3:00am to start our summit bid under the most beautiful starry sky I've ever seen and then subsequently watching an amazing sunrise from 11,000 feet; and, of course, finally making it to the top of a 14,179 foot mountain after climbing nearly 8,000 feet of vertical.
Stay tuned for pics of Olympic and Shasta later this week.
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You both seem like these down to earth people who drink beer and eat ice cream and pop popcorn by the truckload, but you are both crazy amazing! Congratulations. I can't say I envy you the hike, but I do envy the view from up high. Can't wait to see the pics.
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