Trip Report Corner: Try, try again
Trip reporter Seattle_Wayne had previously attempted to summit North Bend's Mount Teneriffe twice before, not quite making it either time. As he says: "Third times a charm, or so they say."
“Third times a charm, or so they say," is how trip reporter Seattle_Wayne started out his report for his successful (but tiring) summit of Mount Teneriffe in June.
After his first attempt, it took two more tries for him to bag the peak that sits just outside of North Bend. Climbing peaks is part of his training for a Rainier summit and a future Denali expedition, which require doing steep hikes three to four times a week. Despite having to turn around twice, he was persistent about reaching the peak.
“I was going to keep at it until I stood on that summit.”
Encouragement helped immensely, both on trail and online. The day he summited, he got a crucial vote of confidence from a fellow hiker, who "nodded at me and told me I was close." And once he arrived at the top, he was welcomed by a chorus of chirping pika and a confetti cloud of non-biting black flies. He basked in the silence before heading back to the trailhead, Gatorade and apples.
Once he’d filed his trip report, several WTA readers offered virtual congratulations on his accomplishment.
As for Seattle_Wayne, he’s relieved to be done with this one and is looking forward to future summits.
“I think Teneriffe should have a warning label! I certainly underestimated that mountain, but after climbing to the summit in 3 hours 30 minutes, I realized just how impactful my mountain training regimen is.”
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