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Once everyone put their cameras back away, we started forward again. We could see that we were getting really close to the top, and we were all getting hungry!

The terrain changed from a slightly rocky trail to a trail that was made up entirely of rocks. It was made up of rock slabs the size of a sink – big enough for both feet to step on, but just barely.

“How’re you holding up, Brett?”

I looked behind me to see Bobby staring at me.

“Not too badly. I can’t wait to get to the top though. My calves are killing me!”

“Yeah, I think everyone is having that problem. These rocks are like stairs, so it’s like we’re climbing flight after flight of stairs.”

Well, I hadn’t thought about it like that, but he was right.

“That’s a good point. No wonder my calves hurt!”

The trail turned inland, so the top of the mountain was on our right. We weren’t hiking along a cliff anymore, but the trail was still very narrow. We were gaining altitude quickly, and I knew it wouldn’t be long till we reached the top.

“Look, guys! There’s the top!”

I looked all around, but I couldn’t see what Kayce was talking about.

“It’s up, guys. Look up to your right.”

I looked up and sure enough, he was right! We could see where the mountain ended, and where the blue sky began.

“We’re so close! C’mon guys, let’s do this!”

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*Everything here is from my own memory and may not be correct. Outward Bound is not responsible for anything I post here. Thanks too NCOBS for letting me use their photos.*