indefatigable \in-dih-FAT-ih-guh-bul\, adjective:
Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue

Let me tell you something about this mountain, it made me take the last part of this definition to heart.

I could have stopped any number of times through this hike and been ok with the progress I made, but I feel that unless you are talking about reaching the summit, the point of a scramble / mountain hike (within reason) isn’t to just say “I made it to that spot”. If I had turned back there would be a part of me that would insist I come back some other time to stand on top of this mountain and raise my arms in victory.

If I was hiking alone I might have stopped and turned back, using my need to be back in Calgary for 3pm as the perfect excuse to abort and go get something cold to drink. I didn’t turn back because I really did want to reach the top… plus Jon wouldn’t let me quit before we got there.
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