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| The final step of a 17 year journey. |
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| Summoning the strength and courage to stand up. |
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| I decided to sit on the summit rock due to rain and high winds |
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| Back at base camp 1. The axe is pointing to the summit |
No official post yet but I completed driving, hiking, and climbing to the highest point of all 48 contiguous United States. Tammy and I hiked to our first one in 1994, Clingman's Dome in Tennessee. We became official Highpointers in 2002 when we completed Signal Hill in Arkansas and we became aware of the Highpointers.org community. It has been a 17 year inner journey. The mental and emotional components have proven to be way more taxing than the physical aspect of climbing mountains in the US. Here are photos of my last summit. Gannett Peak Wyoming at 13,804 ft. Summited at 9:30 AM August 1, 2011.
The weather at the summit was quite poor so the pictures are not as pretty as one would expect.
Congratulations Richard, you've earned my highest respect. To have such an impossible goal and doggedly keep trying, and after all this time, finally succeed, is such a proud moment. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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