I Certainly Made Mistakes.

How Would I Behave In A Situation That Caused Me To Summon The Essence Of My Character? The Tragedy Inspired Me To Test Myself. I Wanted To Reveal To Myself Who I Was: The Kind Of Person Who Died, Or The Kind Of Person Who Overcame Circumstances To Help Himself And Others

When I Climb A Fourteener, A 14,000-foot/4,260-meter Peak, In The Winter By Myself, I Leave An Itinerary And Information About Where My Vehicle Will Be Parked And The Name Of The County Sheriff To Contact In Case I Don't Get Home.

Perhaps It’s Time, I Muse, To Close Those Chapters And Remember The Enduring Lesson Of My Entrapment: That Relationships, Not Accomplishments, Are What’s Important In Life.

Adversity Is The Source Of Our Deepest Growth And Greatest Blessings; Embrace It, Dare To Seek It.

I Feel Like I'm Climbing As Well, If Not Better, Than Ever.