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This wasn't bad but it was terrifying.
>Working at a boarding school in Ireland
>Talk to teacher friend about how much I like hiking and going /out/
>He recommends that we do a day hike of the Comeragh Mountains
>They're just foothills nearby and I was really up for it
>We set out a couple weeks later and the day starts off beautiful
>This is Ireland though boi and the weather changes in a heartbeat
>Halfway up it starts to rain hard
>We decide we push on anyway because we were close to the plateau
>About 10M below the plateau we meet a sheer wall
>We were right there so I said fuck it and just started climbing
>Halfway up I realized this was fucking terrifying because one wrong move was death
>Realize this is the closest I've ever come to dying
>Pushes me forward
>Get the rest of the group up onto the plateau and the rest of the trip was fun as shit
>Ended up going swimming in frigid water at the end of the hike and it was a serious milestone in my life
>Pic related
It was just a day hike but I still look back on it as one of my most impactful /out/ experiences.
