Fear

"You may not have served in the SAS, or discovered a lost city in the sands of Arabia, climbed the deadly North Face of the Eiger, or summited Everest; butceach of is has goals we want to achieve, & our own metaphorical mountains to climb". Climb Your Mountain, Ranulph Feinnes.


"If one should ask me what " use" there is in climbing, or attempting to climb the world's highest peak, I would be compelled to answer "none". ... it is the simple gratification of achievement, the indomitable desire to see what lies beyond that forever beats within the heart of man". George Mallory. 


Here I am just 64 years, wealthier than I have ever been, fitter than I have been for decades, but with failing eyesight. I could roll over, watch tv, eat rich foods & go on guided tours. But more than anything I want to take a tiny boat to sea, offshore as far as possible. 

Am I fearful? Yes, of storms at sea obviously, but more significantly I am afraid of me not crossing an ocean, or never getting back to sea. 

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