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to see God. -- and, yes, I'm dead serious. I have pursued El Shaddai (one of the earliest Hebrew names for God, translates roughly "God of the high places") since the 'sixties. Early on, I studied a couple years with the Trappists (yup, Catholic) and was directed to develop my climbing as a spiritual practice - that was nearly forty years ago. When people ask why I'm still hard at it after 46 years and more than one near-death event I offer this explanation: imagine how a parent feels when their child takes joy in a special toy that the parent has made especially for that child. My "Daddy" has made the mountains for me, and me for the mountains, and I can only try to imagine the Joy He/She feels when I abandon myself to the joy of playing with that Special Toy. Should I insult my Daddy by deciding that playing with that Special Toy is immature or unproductive? Far more appropriate to simply sit on a bivvy ledge at sunset or sunrise, and simply lose myself in gratitude.

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I was asked by a none climber why we do it couldnt come up with an answer that didn't sound like bs to someone who doesn't climb wondering what some of my fellow climbers would respond to that question with

 

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get high

 

 

You sig says it.

 

 

Get high (up)

adrenaline

physical mental challenge

nature

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