If there’s one thing I would like to celebrate, it would be the fact that I’m alive and kicking. I’ve never been so aware of his gift of life until I had experienced the hardest climb in my more than two years of mountain climbing. That was the time I battled the pit of death in Mount Marami against its steep ravine several times amid the heavy rains and darkness during the challenging ascent. Fortunately, I and the rest of my hiking buddies won over countless gravitational pulls of the earth as we tussled each step towards the proverbial summit. Making it to the summit definitely calls for a celebration–no matter what it took! A celebration of the precious life — which is something we often realize and value only when faced with a similar predicament — the Aura up there gives.
Related articles
- Why Do Some People Climb Mountains? (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration (jobryantnz.wordpress.com)
- Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration (devilsleep.wordpress.com)
- Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration (3rdculturechildren.com)
- Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration (mikehardisty.wordpress.com)
- Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration (jmsimpson.wordpress.com)
- Weekly Photo Challenge : Celebration (cherylandrews.wordpress.com)
- Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration (thirdhandart.wordpress.com)
- Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration (sweetdaysundertheoaks.com)
- Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration (joknut.wordpress.com)
STORIES OF THE WANDERING FEET & MIND 
Well that is certainly cause for celebration. Well done!!!!!!!!!!!
LikeLike
Thank you very much, Jo!
LikeLike
An amazing feat Sony! That is definitely a reason to celebrate. The heavy rains and darkness must have made that challenge all the more difficult. I say kudos to you my friend for such an accomplishment. I’m not a mountain climber, but I think that would be fun to “attempt” that feat. Unfortunately, we don’t have any mountains here in Florida. So, until I get a chance to travel, my mountain climbing will need to wait. In the meanwhile, I’ll live vicariously through your photos. Ha! Ha! I hope you and your family have the happiest Christmas ever! 🙂
LikeLike
I’m lookin’ forward to that climb of yours!!! I’m sure you will do great at it because you are living a healthy life. Thank you so much, Dona! My greetings to you and your family will be posted soon.
LikeLike
A very good reason to celebrate! Beautiful photos!
LikeLike
Indeed, thirdhandart. Thank you!!!
LikeLike
Love these shots.
LikeLike
As I always say, compliments coming from a pro sure is a compliment. So thanks a lot!
LikeLike
I love that first photo, I thought blurred is not good until this shot.
LikeLike
In that case, I am happy I changed your perspective on blurred photos.
LikeLike
The achievement and goal to reach the top is a great CELEBRATION ,
congratulation to all mountaineers there 🙂
LikeLike
Indeed, Jake! Life is so beautiful.
LikeLike
A lot of reason to celebrate my friend. Must be very fulfilling when you reached the top. Great one! 🙂
LikeLike
Oh, it is larger than life, Arvee! Words are not enough to describe the feeling of being victorious atop.
LikeLike
I agree. I have experienced this kind of feeling when I reached the summit of Osmena’s Peak, my first and only climb haha…
LikeLike
“Quo non ascendam?” But as you mention it, nothing is possible without life…
Merry Christmas from Switzerland,
– Pierre
LikeLike
“To what heights may I not ascend.” What a nice quote/question. Truly, all is possible with LIFE. I just rephrased the words, Pierre, because I was inspired by your comment.
LikeLike
Sony! A true reason to celebrate and an inspiration to some of us(that would be me)that whine over having to walk three miles for heart health. You are an inspiration and the second picture of all those smiles makes me smile! The first picture with the hikers in silhouette is amazing.
LikeLike
Thank you so much for the kind and sweet words! Reading those just added a another smile to my already beautiful day.
LikeLike
And thank you so much for the ping! You just showed me a format I like to use on my own 2010 blog 🙂
LikeLike
You are most welcome!
LikeLike
Climbing a mountain is similar to live. There is up and down. You can climb it. 🙂
LikeLike
Arigatou gozaimasu, my friend for the visit and for the “push”. The latter just made me more eager to keep on climbing the mountains.
LikeLike
Great post for celebration.
LikeLike
Thank you very much! I appreciate that.
LikeLike
So true. That’s a reason to celebrate indeed, celebrate each day of our lives and be grateful when the night approaches. 🙂
Beautiful photos and great adventures.
LikeLike
You’re right, Nandini. We should celebrate each day. Thank you for making me realize that there is actually no perfect place and day to celebrate the life that the Aura up there gives everyday!
LikeLike
Well done and great adventure.
LikeLike
Shukriya, Amar!
LikeLike
Thanks for the pingback 🙂 Very nice photos, btw.
LikeLike
You are welcome, TRKN. Thank you too, for the compliment!
LikeLike
Such a meaningful and inspirational post. I especially loved the picture at the end, it’s very powerful. 🙂
LikeLike
Those are BIG words, Bonnie. Thank you so much for saying that!!!
LikeLike
Cheryl, UTO, and MPD: Thank you for the pingbacks!!!
LikeLike
Sony, I’m not much good in the great outdoors, but I admire those who love it. Wow, climbing a mountain – amazing! Love the photos, btw!
LikeLike
Wow, The Great MJ is here! Thank you so much for “coming over” and for taking time to comment. Speechless now … 🙂
LikeLike
my result of mountain climbing:
+
LikeLike
I saw it, frizztext. Thank you for sharing it with me!
LikeLike
greetings by
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/weekly-photo-challenge-celebration/
+
LikeLike
Thank you, my friend! I appreciate that.
LikeLike
Lets celebrate life bro and thank God for breathing it onto us…God is so good for letting us experience every precious thing here on earth. There’ll be so many hard climbs that we are going to encounter,not just climbing a mountain literally but climbing the steep rocks of life. I hope that you can climb that bro, with the help of our Dear Lord. Nice for the challenge,very meaningful. 🙂
LikeLike
Bro, sentence number 3 is a mouthful. I like it!
LikeLike
I haven’t heard of Mt. Marami before but the summit photo looks cool. Is a day climb possible for this mountain?
LikeLike
Actually, the more appropriate word is probable — with the consideration of a fine weather. Maraming salamat sa pagdalaw dito!
LikeLike
Recently I also went on a hiking to a volcano in Java. So when I read this post of yours I instantly thought “what a coincidence!”. I used to be a person who never gets excited about mountain hiking. But after my recent trip, I think I’ve started liking it.
LikeLike
I am so happy to know that, Bama! Welcome to the club! 😉 I read that Indonesia has a plethora of beautiful mountains to hike so you might as well grab those gifts (of Mother Nature).
LikeLike
I will surely do more hiking trips in the future. But at the moment I really want to go to as many Indonesian National Parks as possible.
LikeLike
Well, that’s interesting enough too. Take care then as you set foot on each of those parks.
LikeLike
I’m glad and relieved that everyone is safe. Yes, life and our health are a reason to celebrate year and year. It’s one treasure we can never buy because it’s a blessing from God.
Wishing you and your family a Merry and blessed Christmas full of joy, peace and happiness.
LikeLike
Indeed, my friend. Life is one good reason to celebrate, let alone health. I always thank the Aura up there for pouring me the bucket of good health.
LikeLike
what a celebratory moment! that must have been quite a climb.
thanks for sharing. wishing you and all your loved ones a Merry Christmas!
LikeLike
Belated Merry Christmas, pix & kardz!
LikeLike
Celebration on the top, and second celebration at the bottom 😀
LikeLike
Yes. And, celebration at the summit is more fun I must day.
LikeLike
Wow that was amazing!
LikeLike
Yes, a victory like that is amazing!
LikeLike