Standing on Top of the World

14,309 feet and I feel..victorious! I've wanted to climb a 14er for several years, and have never made it happen...until today. I can't describe the true feeling of standing on top of that hunk of rock.

You start out staring up at this peak, so far away, so high. It comes oh so slowly closer. You feel much more fatigued than you think you should, your legs want more oxygen. You think about taking another little break, then you look up and see the top, right there. Then you are standing up there, with everything that looked tall that morning laid out way below you. You are, literally, standing on top of the world, and it is amazing!