climbed The Chief
Our friend Alison came for a visit yesterday and she wanted to relive a youthful experience of climbing The Chief (in the late 70s). One is not part of the Squamish community unless you have climbed The Chief so the pressure was on. Well, at least I can say I did it! Gadz, it is only 620 metres to the top but it felt like Everest. Thankfully it has been dry as it would be a very treacherous descent if it was wet and slippery. So, I whined all the way to the top as it is hard to believe just how far 620 metres can seem. From the top, one does get a lovely view of the Howe Sound (and one can see where oil from the recent spill is still polluting the estuary). After such exertion I was sound asleep at 930 pm and today I have been hobbling about and moaning as obviously some muscle groups needed a work-out. We only did the ascent to the first peak and there are peaks two and three still left to conquer - oh joy, oh bliss!
