Many of the scenarios in our lives can be seen as journeys on a mountain. We traverse goals, desires and challenges with effort and hope. Our objective is to reach the summit, despite the distance that separates us, we want to achieve that all the psychic and physical energy invested in getting there is exchanged for gratification.
From the highest peak is when we change our vision of things, literally and metaphorically, when the feeling that prevails is gratitude, towards the context as well as towards oneself, for having achieved what we set out to do. At that moment we are the protagonists of a scene that can be disruptive for the rest of our lives, because we are witnesses of the immense power of transformation caused by the phrase that the mind repeats to you: "I did it".
This time we want to talk to you from mountaineer to mountaineer, even if there are reasons why you do not yet define yourself as such. Get ready, in this article we will tell you what it means for Tolhuin Expeditions to climb a mountain, and we hope that it will be a push to face those emotions that we all feel, but do not talk about regularly.
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It all starts with a little fear
If you don't feel fear before you start, you may want to consider changing your activity. This emotion is an ally, even more so in environments we don't control. It helps us protect ourselves from risks, and once we are out of danger, that overcoming can push us further out of our comfort zone.
How many times have you wished for something that never became a goal? How many of those wishes could have been disruptive experiences? How many times have you passed up opportunities that you thought were not for you? The truth is that in each of these scenarios, behind each opportunity you let pass you by, what is hidden is fear, but this does not have to be a negative thing.
What differentiates people who move forward in spite of fear from those who don't is their view of this emotion. We all feel the same, however, we all react differently to what we feel. It is generally believed that achieving goals is a linear process, but if the path is uphill, it rarely is.
Humans tend to lead a routine life, we have an adventurous spirit, but as we grow up and settle into society, we tend to lose that connection with nature. That's why it's always a good time to take the decision to venture out (perhaps while reading this from a laptop at work). There's a world out there, full of inhospitable places waiting to be discovered by you.
Transforming fear into courage
There are two types of travel: the one you organize and the one you experience. Although it may not seem like it, from the moment you choose a destination you also start an adventure by researching the best time to go, the number of days you can stay and all the details to take into account.
Although you are in an investigative process, progress is undoubtedly only achieved step by step, you walk a path from planning the trip to walking on the paths that will lead you to overcome that personal challenge in front of the mountain. Challenges that are faced with respect and that end up being an experience of personal improvement. For that it is necessary to be filled with courage and without letting go of fear, to feel how you are capable of achieving what seemed impossible while resting in the comfort of your sofa.
It is always better to walk in a team
The challenge is personal, but it is very important to be surrounded by people who are on the same wavelength as you and also have a passion for the mountains. By choosing a good team, everyone's goals can be achieved more quickly and only in the mountains do you understand the importance of dividing up into specific roles and jobs.
When you go to inhospitable and unpredictable places like Patagonia or Atacama, look for a leader in the group, a person with experience who can guide you and bring out the best in you, so that when you come down from the mountain you will be a completely different person.
An invitation to rediscover ourselves
At Tolhuin Expeditions we understand the satisfaction of overcoming challenges to reach the top of a mountain because we are also passionate about the mountains and we firmly believe that a thousand stories can be told from the same place.
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We believe that travel is a transformative exercise in which we rediscover ourselves and reconnect with nature, because over time you learn that the summit is only part of the journey. What makes it unforgettable is the journey along the way and all that you may encounter.
Probably at the end of life there is no summit, but it is good to imagine that there is. There is probably no end of endings, but how boring it would all be if there were.
