*From my journal THURS AUG 13, 2010- "I keep wishing I had brought warmer clothes ...aug. is supposed to be summer still ...not up here I guess. Everything else though is wonderful, the view from my tent,the snack sessions, the climbing, and the people I am with* 4/3
Sweet springtime goes into hiding as a once 76 degree weather weekend turns blustery and wintery once again as wet snow falls as Old Town steams with all sorts of characters wandering in on the last snowy day of spring. (I hope!)
From little boys named Blue to Catholic College student in thrifty suites; meeting new and interesting people has becomes one of the many reasons why I continuously find my self LOVING my job :)
But the other day I was pleasantly surprised by a some what fortunate familiar face?
He's name Brian Warnner.
As of yesterday I was once again reminded of my Grand Teton Climb from last August! Coincidentally I had borrowed Brains coat at base camp last summer. (do to some what unexpected freezing temperatures in the middle of AUGUST?!?!)...."The red puffy".
Long story short I actually met Brian breifly at base and exchanged some time in the hut on our layover day after an unexpected snow storm.
Convinced that I would never see this man again....I slipped a thank you note/poem into one of the coats side pockets post departure...little did I know O would see him in Lander with his friend Erica (who was also there in august) in Old Town Coffee takeing advantage of the beautiful spring weekend 8 months later!?!?! Crazy! ! ! Any ways we chatted for a bit and I ended up finding out that my actual guide Mark Postle was going climbing with Brain this month in....NEPAL!!! On Lhoste!!!! the forth tallest peak in the WORLD!!! Really?!?! Say what?....
I was completely floored and completely amazed at the powers of this universe that bring people together! It insane...Time, Day, Coat, .....everything is connected by a formula that can only be created with the most exact and perfect ingredients. :)
Today Brian actually sent me an email thanking me for the poem and sharing links:
www.alpenglowexpeditions.com
www.himex.com
So I can fallow there expedition! What a wonderful opportunity created under fate and luck....Crazy world, I would have never believed I would be on a first name recognition with a Lhoste guide who is climbing in Nepal! ! !
WOW....did not see that coming
