![The Battle of Mount Whitney](https://i2.wp.com/souledoutblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0210.jpg?resize=780%2C480)
Round 1— The fight began early. I struck the first blow while the night was strong: a daring, pre-dawn assault on the lower 48’s highest peak. It started at 7,800 feet. Crashing waterfalls greeted me in the dark,...
![Stairways to Heaven](https://i0.wp.com/souledoutblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/yosemitetraining-e1502056885366.jpg?resize=780%2C480)
A raven greeted me at the gate. The view of Yosemite — like a great blade sliced the Earth and shattered itself into a thousand shimmering pieces on the valley— took my breathe away. Or, maybe it was the altitude:...