| Mountain climbing is a great way to
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| | remind you to keep notes on specific
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| escape the rat race and be one with
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| | things. Cues should include:
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| nature. Alas, your mountain climbing
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| | 1. Who you went mountain climbing with,
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| experiences can fade with time. The best
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| | 2. Where you camped and if you enjoyed
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| way to prevent this is to keep a mountain
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| | it,
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| climbing journal for your adventures.
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| | 3. Who you met and contact information
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| Mountain Climbing Journals
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| | for them,
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| Take a minute to give some consideration
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| | 4. The geographic and weather conditions,
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| to your most recent mountain climbing
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| | and
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| experience. What sticks out in your mind?
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| | 5. Any unique things that occurred while
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| Now think about the first time you ever
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| | mountain climbing.
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| went mountain climbing. Undoubtedly, you
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| | 6. The routes you took up the mountain
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| remember few things about the geography,
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| | and alternatives.
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| people you went with, particular mountain
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| | 7. Any inside information provided by
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| climbing routes and spectacular views.
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| | experienced locals.
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| The experiences you've forgotten are lost
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| | At the end of the mountain climbing trip,
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| to time. If you keep a mountain climbing
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| | you should be able to get the following
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| journal, this won't be the case.
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| | from your journal:
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| There are famous instances of people
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| | 1. Contact information for other climbers
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| keeping journals throughout time. Of
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| | you met,
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| course, Anne Frank's Diary is the best
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| | 2. Enough detail to provide you or a
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| example. In her diary, Anne kept a
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| | friend with a guide if you climb the
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| running commentary of the two years her
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| | location a second time.
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| family spent hiding from the Nazis. While
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| | 3. Memories to reflect upon years later,
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| your mountain climbing experiences better
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| | and
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| be more lighthearted, keeping a journal
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| | 4. Something to pass on to your friends,
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| will let you remember them as the years
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| | children and grandchildren.
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| pass.
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| | To get the most out of your mountain
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| A good mountain climbing journal combines
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| | climbing journal, you should write in it
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| a number of characteristics. First, it
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| | just before you climb, as you summit and
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| should be compact so you don't have to
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| | when you return. Doing so will give you
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| take up unnecessary space for other
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| | an accurate picture of your thoughts
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| things. Second, it should have a case to
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| | throughout the climb.
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| protect it from rain, spills and so on.
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| | Mountain climbing is a great way to
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| Third, the journal should contain blank
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| | commune with nature. Make sure to
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| areas to write your notes. Fourth, the
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| | preserve the experience.
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| journal should contain cue spaces to
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