I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.

Judging by my degradation in the last 24 hours, I'll be surprised if I make it to Tuesday.

We are not grand because we are at the top of the food chain or because we can alter our environment - the environment will outlast us with its unfathomable forces and unyielding powers. But rather than be bound and defeated by our insignificance, we are bold because we exercise our will anyway, despite the ephemeral and delicate presence we have in this desert, on this planet, in this universe.

Adversity is the source of our deepest growth and greatest blessings; embrace it, dare to seek it.

I was accustomed to being in far, far riskier environments. So I thought going into that canyon was a walk in the park - there were no avalanches, it was a beautiful day and I was essentially just walking.

I kind of entered a flow state. I've been there before while climbing. You are not thinking ahead. You are just thinking about what is in front of you each second.

I stepped out of my grave and into my life again.