>>1180327>be out with ex>plan 4 day excursion in the adirondacks>days are set because of limitations>forecast says rain; I worry and she says whatever >mfw I should’ve just cancelled>pull up to parking lot>pouring>had bought ponchos at a surplus store before we went>don ponchos and head out >first several hours are surprisingly comfy, almost feels like Vietnam when I zone out the nagging bitch behind me>ex stops multiple times and starts complaining about how much altitude change there is>tell her I’ve been training for two months and I told her to as well>”well anon I didn’t know it would be this bad”>mfwAnyway
>inept ex keeps shuffling into branches and somehow tearing her poncho>completely falls apart 90% to the top of the first mountain>meet two vets on the way up, one offers a pack cover to use>get to the top>freezing to death because it’s 30 degrees out, windy and I’m soaked>soaked because I gave ex my poncho after hers fell apart>can start to feel the lack of blood flow to my arms>fugg.jpg>get down to our packs we dropped before peaking>vets stayed at the peak>thank the lord and them profusely under my breath as I barely am able to get the pack cover onto my pack>have ex change my shirt for me since I can’t use my arms anymore>rips holes in black garbage bag I keep in my pack and use to conserve heat and protect feebly against rain >get to lean-to a couple hours later>settle down and smoke a bowl with the two dudes once they arrive>mfw hands still have frostbite damage>mfw whenever they get slightly cold now it feels like they’re on fire God bless those dudes, if they didn’t offer me the pack cover for the time being I would have lost all of my clothes to the rain and possibly froze. Real top quality dudes, good bud too for being in their 50s and 60s. If you guys happen to browse here I wanna say thank you for being such amiable folk, and for providing so much wisdom.
