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Coliseum Mountain, 2045 m, (Nordegg)

 Saturday, 4 September 2021


+705 m, 10.5 km (loop), 16 km (out and back)

This all started the previous day in Shunda Creek Hostel ...


... which happened to be a very decent accommodation, with lots of rustic charm. Besides some problems with their boiler, which resulted in a few cold showers (które jednakowóż "ujędrniały ciała!"), we all felt at home there. 


Prezes enthusiastically welcomed some new female participants ...


... and we had a wonderful evening with a lot of guitar singing (thanks, Asia). Some of these "lively productions" you can find in the film made by Mike, which you can find here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB2Boe8nQeo&t=125s

In spite of these "excesses" the whole group woke up and got ready on time. 


Our sexy Yoga Teacher, Bosnia, ...


... promptly "outstretched" everybody, so we hit the trail warmed up. We drove 2 km from the hostel to the beginning of the trail and only then I realized how big our group was. 


With 18 people participating, this was one of the largest hikes the Club has ever organized. 


The day was lovely. It was warm, but not too hot. The smell of the forest was a reward in itself. We greedily breathed in all the prana. We hiked together for quite some time ... 


... but eventually the "natural selection" split us into two groups. 


"Harpagons" reached the summit ridge relatively quickly, from where the view toward the summit opened up. 


Some rocky "guardians" attempted to impede out progress ...


... but we pressed on ...


... in spite of the cold wind. 


Anticipating even stronger winds on the summit, we had a short lunch break a bit earlier. We thought about our friend, Boris, who suggested this hike but couldn't attend because of injury. 


Krzysiek was happy to outstretch his left leg as he experienced some discomforts in his knee. 


Barbara expressed great satisfaction ...


... with her new hiking shoes ... 


... while Wojtek used this opportunity to meditate on the "complexities of life." 


Shortly before the summit Barbara found a bit of snow and quickly made one of her "signature"  phallic snowmen. 


Reaching the summit was followed by some very festive group and individual photography. 


While Wojtek on the top appeared somewhat shaky ... 


... Teresa, and especially ...


... Luka, demonstrated their "spirit of conquerors!" 


Then, there was a time of some "hot kissing!" (sorry, Andrzej and Beata, I didn't get a photo of your kiss)


But the climax was reached when Prezes stepped on the summit cairn surrounded by his "angels," whose number swelled into ... six! 


Shortly thereafter, the Harpagons split into two groups. The "normal" people decided to go back using the same route we took on the ascent. Those with a "strong death urge" decided to attempt a so called "loop." 


The terrain quickly became steep and unpleasant. 


There was no obvious trail while sparsely placed ribbons seemed to lead toward the precipice. 


A struggle for survival unfolded, interrupted at times by Prezes' screams: "who the f ... led us into this loop?" As usual, Prezes was tempted to blame it on ... Roman!


Finally we reached a safer ground ... 


... feeling still somewhat "loopie" ... 


... but relieved to be "out of the arms of death." ("wyrwaliśmy się z objęć śmierci") I wouldn't recommend this experience to anyone. The "loop" is really ill marked, and, putting simply ... dangerous!


A bit later we were rewarded by the views of some really beautiful birds ...


... of all kinds! 


While the "death squad" fought for survival on the loop, we learned later that the Support Group didn't give up but also reached the summit. Mike, the Leader of the Group, had only one complaint ... according to him, he almost lost his virginity while hiking with these hot ladies. 


So it was a remarkable accomplishment  - all the members of the hike reached the summit of Coliseum Mountain!


It was time to celebrate! Some celebrations started right after the hike ... 


... while others began in the hostel. 


Because of some high quality Tequila provided by Barbara ... 


... I almost lost a game of chess against Asia. 


Luckily Luka was messing with her thinking, so I eventually "put her on her back" ("rozłożyłem ją na łopatki"). Playing chess with Asia is very stimulating ... sexually! 


In the end we all relaxed in front of the fireplace. What a day it was, what a day! 

(PR)






1 komentarz:

  1. LOL,
    That was a funny story, especially about the game of chess being stimulating ....sexually!!!
    Haha!

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