Mt. Parnassus

The U.S.S Myneko (name of the dig location) woke up at 5:30 and departed at 6 towards the mountain. One soul was left behind to secure home base. The boarding party landed nearby a monastery, several hundred meters above the mountain baseline. For them to summit and walk back in one day, necessary shortcuts were taken. They arrived at 7 and shortly began their ascent. Many pauses were made, several for scenic photographic pleasures, though mostly they were to recuperate lost oxegen and hydrate themselves. The climb was long and arduous. 5 hours later they had reached a point where snow had become an obstacle in their way. This obstacle served as another purpose. That their destination was within view. Sacrifices are essential in all explorations and this one was no different. The crew split in half, one journeyed up to the summit the mountain, while the other stayed behind and secured the surrounding area. Luke Bieber was a part of the summiting crew. It took him and his accomplice 30min to reach the summit. There they rested for an appropriately long period, had a photo session, then promptly backtracked to rendezvous with the remaining party. What took 6h to climb up Mt. Parnassus, took them roughly 4h to climb back down. That night the entire crew of the U.S.S Myneko groaned and complained as their legs started to convulse and disobey the owner's instructions.

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  1. DadJune 24, 2019 at 11:41 AM

    Interesting that you decided to write the whole entry in the third person. Is that because you had an out-of-body experience with heat, snow and pushing physical limits? Although I am sure it does not compare to the limits you pushed at The Citadel.

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