Have you ever climbed a mountain by yourself?

Yeah, so this is what i'm thinking about. it's sort of about proving to myself that i can conquer obstacles on my own, that i dont have to rely on another person to do it. there's a smallish mountain that i was thinking about climbing to the very top. it would be just a day hike, nothing major (not everest! hahaha), but i think that symbolically it would mean a lot to me, where i'm at in my life right now.

anyone else do any solo journeys?

 

nimh, if you go, post an itinerary with family/friends and the local authorities charged with patrolling/attending to the area/mountain you plan to climb. One wrong step can twist an ankle and turn a day trip into a lfe-threatening situation. Be sure to pack waterproof matches, a mirror (for signalling), a thermal covering of some sort, and, of course, the first aid kit.

And, no, I've never gone solo. There was always someone that wanted to go that I wanted along.

BTW, have you ever gone climbing/altitude hiking?

 

I do it quite often. Most challenges I feel the need to take head on by myself, especially those surrounding nature and my ability to conquer a natural obstacle

 

luvndrumn~thx for the safety tips. that's always important.

sure, this wont be anything like that though. it's a smallish mountain. haha, compared to some mountains, it's just a big hill. well, people paraglide off of it... but i'm not worried about altitude sickness or anything like that.

LotusBlossom~sorry to hear about your haunted woods, maybe that was something you needed to learn about on your vision quest?

dhs~that's exactly it.

i used to do stuff like this all the time. then i got into a routine with no space to do solo trips. now i've got the time and the space. and the weather has been just brilliant lately! i've got itchy feet.

 

So it's a trail hike up a big hill? Gopher it!:X
Just be sure to post the itinerary and take the warm stuff. I imagine Canadian nights can be verrrrrry cold. A camera wouldn't weigh ya down too much, now would it? We wants piccies!

 

Yep. I climbed a whole lotta mtns when I hiked the Appalachian Trail.

 

climbing mountains is fun by yourself. i did it all summer....come round the end of the day, id hed up the mountain ridge and wander round smokin. i was out in the western portion of virginia

 

Doing a light uphill by yourself sounds nice.

Its very cold here right now. I wouldn't imagine myself solo
in severe weather though.
Its nice to see frozen streams and icecles.
In a few weeks we will have mayflies, in NJ.

I hope to see your story posted.

 

ugh, i still havent gone yet

maybe tomorrow if the weather cooperates. i've been climbing mountains, but they're urban ones. LOL not quite the same thing at all

 

yeah, it's not a bit mountain that I climbed but it's the biggest one in the area I've lived since I was born so it was very symbolic for me to climb it, I couldn't find anyone to climb with me, that is why I went alone.