On Top of Ol' Smokey

These shots of Pete are between Hut 1 and Hut 2. You can see the incline he is standing on and the trees show it too. This is when I was having a hard time. Between Hut 1 & 2 there is a small shelter. Right when we got there it started to rain and I was so exhausted I wasn’t sure if I could do it. The rain just added to my concern as it was already slippery due to the incline. Pete promised me that if I did this trip it would be the last time he would make me do a mountain summit. That rallied my spirits, knowing he won’t guilt me into another Nazi death march, straight up. So we just kept saying “Merry Christmas” to each other, I took my time and we finally we made it to our first camp site, Hut 2.