Distance 8 miles
Elevation gain 3700 feet
Highest elevation 4167 feet
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| Mount Si on a lovely day we were unfortunate to miss. |
"Neither snow nor rain nor hail nor gloom of night stays these hikers from the (not so) swift completion of their appointed mountain ascents!"
-borrowed and adapted to our needs from the postman's creed.
We tackled or rather got tackled by Mount Si. While getting rained and hailed on the first three miles which in retrospect, went quite well, we were left unprepared and soundly whooped by the last mile of packed snow. I, for one, thank my teammates, and the song "99 bottles of beer on the wall" which I sang in my head so my feet would keep trudging forward. I had no gloves, hat, or hiking poles. I made it to the top, however, with teammates Archana and Sandra and of course the loyal Chayya, who herself seem disoriented towards the summit. Poor Reshma endured a spill, but remained upbeat, and friend, Sonia, survived despite lack of hiking boots! Team Bonda, we may have been beaten down, but we survived!
