LJ Idol Season 11: Week 30, Portfolio / Redo

[encrefloue]

I chose to write on the two topics that I avoided with my byes: "Failure" and "Solvitur Ambulando".

Cafe Bolan

One humid March day of 2019, I was standing on a 15-inch ledge some 65 feet above ground level.

I was not contemplating the view from said ledge, though I'm sure the sweeping crest of the treetops blanketing the contours of Nam Pha Pa

Comments

[tonithegreat]

This is awesome! You should submit this to the Climbing Zine and get it published!! Seriously. You should do it straightaway: https://climbingzine.com/write-climbing-zine/ !!!

[encrefloue]

Thank you! Whoa!!! Maybe I will...it could use some touching up, and there were some points I wanted to incorporate that didn't quite sing. Also, since the route in question is fairly well known, there's the concern that my memory of it has distorted too much since I did it over a year ago 😬

[kittenboo]

This is so powerful, I really love how you framed this and pieced it together!

[encrefloue]

I really appreciate it; thank you!