The Peak Condition Project - Matthew Baxter

I'm back, safe and sound, from my adventures in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I thought about writing this as a concluding entry for my PCP, but... I climbed the summit of Mt. Jefferson! ...by myself! ...in the thunder and rain! The latter is what had me worried the most, especially since I hadn't done any hiking in mountainous areas before, but I knew that I wouldn't get the chance to push myself in that way for a long while and just kept going... and it helped that the an optical illusion made the summit appear closer than it really was. I would have liked to have had the opportunity to hike up to the summit of Mt. Washington as well, but my aunt wouldn't have had the stamina or dexterity for it... and enough people perish there as it is (the same number as Mt. Everest) for me to consider another solo expedition.

So... I won't have a super-amazing body by the end of my PCP, but I have realized that I am capable of greater feats than I imagine for myself, and that's a great point of motivation to push myself towards ever greater advancements.