A NSV - I hiked up a mountain!

Annabear3

7 months ago I was staring at 300 lbs and could barely tie my shoes comfortably. Fast forward to now and I'm staring the 100's right in the face and just a handful of pounds away from onederland. I'm feeling so much more comfortable in my skin and trying new and more difficult workouts.

So my sister asks me if I want to go hiking with her up Camelback Mountain. She says the trail has a couple rough spots, but for the most part is a trail with a slight incline. OK, I hear it can be rough, but they must have been talking about the Echo Canyon side (the hard side), we're going to try the Cholla trail, that's the easy side. Ummm, nope, not easy. Lots of huge step ups and tight spaces. Then at about half way, it's scaling the mountain!! I was so tired and sore, but I made it to the top!! 1.6 miles and 1,300 feet. It took me forever and I thought I'd fall off at least a dozen times, but I made it!!


The mountain


My sister and me at the top

40andFindingFitness

You ROCK! Great job! Isn't it an awesome feeling? Your next time will be even better.

chesnity3

Great job!

Aint_Misbehavin

That's fantastic! Good for you for getting out there and making it to the top! Camelback is one I haven't tried because I'm still not convinced I can make it but you give me hope

Tikibar72

NSV's are some of the best. Nice work!

lesaw01

Good Job!! I love climbing mountains.

jgnatca

I wanna do that some day! We've got some great mountains for that around here, too.

MargueriteMuguet

Oh super sweet NSV! It s such a rewarding accomplishment this one! Congrats and keep on sending pictures of your next hikes please ;-)

segacs

Wow, that's awesome! Amazing feeling of accomplishment. And a great reminder of why we do this in the first place. Hope there are many more mountains in your future.

kecmw25

Seriously freaking awesome. Way to go!!

Annabear3

Thanks everyone! I feel amazing. I cried when I got to the top because I didn't give up. The sore muscles are a wonderful pain and the scrapes and bruises are my battle scars.

Timby1

Good for you. Next hike, Echo Canyon, then onto Piestewa Peak (used to be called Squaw Peak). I've done them and you can too!!

berto23

Just do it!!!

Annabear3

Echo canyon scares me a bit! So does Piestewa Peak (I still call it Squaw Peak all the time). I want to though, really do. I want to do Wind Cave Trail as well. I ear the view along the way is beautiful.

sloseph

awesome work well done one of my big fitness goals is to climb a mountain

kendalslimmer

Wow! You both did so well!!

BruceHedtke

Excellent work and a great accomplishment! Definitely set your sights on ascending Echo Canyon next. You can do this!

mulsas

Way to go! I did that exact hike when I was out there 2 years ago, along with mountain biking in McDowell, it was a great time.

Roxiegirl2008

Awesome!