One Month One World One Year Challenge 2022

The weekend is here and Aldo is excited and a little nervous. He's not the best climber but he has put in enough work to make a decent showing on the excursion. Before heading out, he equips himself with some climbing gear and packs up his tent, easel, and cooler.

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He decided to do the excursion with the Ito's - his best friend Kiyoshi is new to the mountain as well but mom and dad are here in case things go bad.

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Using his climbing gear, he gets through that first mountain climb on adrenaline and excitement. So far, nothing too difficult to accomplish.

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First check point reached and everyone is doing a great job. Aldo got a gold for this part of the event.

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Well, we brought a tent of our own but what luck to find one already set up and ready for us to use. Unfortunately, he didn't rest correctly (nap or sleep, not relax) and that will hurt his skill ranking this level.

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The weather is holding out for the most part but Aldo is bringing up the rear. It was his watcher's fault but he kept up.

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The cooler came in handy as the group was getting a bit hungry. I'm sure lugging that cooler up the mountain was no picnic but we were glad to have it!

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The weather started to turn but nobody wanted to give up - we were pushing on regardless!

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As we got closer to the top, the entire mood switched and everyone was excited to make it to the top.

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Aldo watched Kiyoshi and his dad share a moment at the summit once the team had made it to the top!

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Aldo decided to commemorate the event with a reference painting at the top - this is one memory he wants to keep!

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I had to back up to get a good picture of the summit. It was getting late and the weather was iffy at best, but things turned out ok.

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After the painting was crafted, Aldo came up with an idea that he hoped the Ito's would go for. They were going to go back down to the Onsen and he was hoping that they would let just him and Kiyoshi attempt the climb again on their own.

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They said they would consider it as they observed us on the way down. As long as nobody messes up, we can try again for an even better reward (we earned a silver due to not resting and not being a high enough level to climb the last mountain cautiously).

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One last photo and it was time to head back down to the base.

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Well, maybe one more photo just because Aldo can't resist!

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