Comments on: How I Climbed Longs Peak http://www.libertyandlunch.com/2012/07/30/how-i-climbed-longs-peak/ Liberty and Lunch is a platform for sharing the wonderful things in life: food, adventure, challenge, exploration, and stories greatly told. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://www.libertyandlunch.com/2012/07/30/how-i-climbed-longs-peak/#comment-3333 Jeff Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:00:03 +0000 http://www.libertyandlunch.com/?p=3319#comment-3333 Thanks for the trip summary. I'm heading to Colorado this summer and Long's is calling my name, though I have a bit of that "gumption trap" trying to talk me out of it. Glad to see you overcame it. It may help me find motivation to do the same thing. Thanks for the trip summary. I’m heading to Colorado this summer and Long’s is calling my name, though I have a bit of that “gumption trap” trying to talk me out of it. Glad to see you overcame it. It may help me find motivation to do the same thing.

]]> By: Jennie Davis http://www.libertyandlunch.com/2012/07/30/how-i-climbed-longs-peak/#comment-1589 Jennie Davis Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:58:28 +0000 http://www.libertyandlunch.com/?p=3319#comment-1589 OMG.. I got butterflies just reading this. Yikes.. you and Ryan once again are amazing.. OMG.. I got butterflies just reading this. Yikes.. you and Ryan once again are amazing..

]]> By: Maura http://www.libertyandlunch.com/2012/07/30/how-i-climbed-longs-peak/#comment-1569 Maura Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:13:53 +0000 http://www.libertyandlunch.com/?p=3319#comment-1569 WOW! Looking forward to hearing more personal reflections about this great challenge you conquered. WOW! Looking forward to hearing more personal reflections about this great challenge you conquered.

]]> By: Deanna Jenne' http://www.libertyandlunch.com/2012/07/30/how-i-climbed-longs-peak/#comment-1568 Deanna Jenne' Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:56:20 +0000 http://www.libertyandlunch.com/?p=3319#comment-1568 Dear Katie, this is a beautiful story and I'm very proud of you for really listening deeply to your emotions and physical body. I fell 200 feet climbing a 14er because I didn't check in and I let anger and fear control me...that was in 1984. Your dad was my climbing partner. As I've said before and will always be saying this: These grand mountains are sacred. They are crawled upon by humans for the sheer thrill and ego enhancing highs; some relate to their ascent as a spiritual quest and others for the sheer need to "bag a peak". For you, this was a spiritual experience whether you acknowledge it in this way or not...you felt the mountain and it's enormity, it's danger and you felt the elements moving through you. The mountain was speaking to you through your feelings, as well as the wind and weather. I have climbed 15 14'ers in Colorado. After el Diente (the Tooth), and the fall down the avalanche shoot, I received a message that "I had work to do"...this changed my life, as you know. This year I am going back to the Tooth to give offerings of gratitude for the gift it gave me of 'saving my life'. Would you like to come? Always give gratitude to the sacred mountain; never take it for granted. Never ask for anything from it, never. Leave tobacco as an offering. Better yet, stay off of it! It may call you to a higher purpose and it will be your task to be able to respond. All my love, MOM Dear Katie, this is a beautiful story and I’m very proud of you for really listening deeply to your emotions and physical body. I fell 200 feet climbing a 14er because I didn’t check in and I let anger and fear control me…that was in 1984. Your dad was my climbing partner.

As I’ve said before and will always be saying this: These grand mountains are sacred. They are crawled upon by humans for the sheer thrill and ego enhancing highs; some relate to their ascent as a spiritual quest and others for the sheer need to “bag a peak”.

For you, this was a spiritual experience whether you acknowledge it in this way or not…you felt the mountain and it’s enormity, it’s danger and you felt the elements moving through you. The mountain was speaking to you through your feelings, as well as the wind and weather.

I have climbed 15 14′ers in Colorado. After el Diente (the Tooth), and the fall down the avalanche shoot, I received a message that “I had work to do”…this changed my life, as you know. This year I am going back to the Tooth to give offerings of gratitude for the gift it gave me of ‘saving my life’. Would you like to come?

Always give gratitude to the sacred mountain; never take it for granted. Never ask for anything from it, never. Leave tobacco as an offering. Better yet, stay off of it! It may call you to a higher purpose and it will be your task to be able to respond.

All my love, MOM

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