You are a tough cookie! Up the mountain and through the bear poop you go! No wonder you couldn't leave the recliner and massage booties :)

That truly is a feat, @dreemsteem. We do hikes but that sounds like a doozy of an incline comparatively. I remember last year hiking with the boys up a mountain (yeah, it was just a hill) and I was so out of breath - eventually I got a cramp in my side and it became stuck (which also happens when I laugh really hard)...it seemed like an eternity getting to end hobbling and hyperventilating ;)

Deep respect for your determination and pushing yourself to the extreme like that. I'm sure all the monkees will appreciate the example you set.