Life's traverse

I had a few days without any plans in particular, so I decided to try a summit and a traverse I've had my eyes on for a while. The summit attempt got cut short when I woke up to ferociously blowing snow... it was a chilly night in the tent. The following day though proved to be "re lindo," with perfectly sunny blue skies. I went from Refugio Jakob all the way back to Bariloche following ridge lines. It took 12 hours exactly! You can imagine how a slept last night.

The route was basically straight forward, full of lots of scrambling over loose rocks. There were a few times through where I had to navigate up, under, over, below, or through some cliff faces, and wasn't completely sure of the route. Alone, I learned a lot about mental focus and confidence. I kept telling myself: "Amy, breathe, there's always a way."

About midday, after having proved to myself multiple times that, indeed, there always is a way, I realized how applicable my words are to life in general. Everytime I start to get overwhelmed by trying to plan my life path, I just need to stop and think, "Amy, breathe, you'll find the way."

Self-portrait on the ridge

My day finished with the full moon rising in the alpenglow!