How a Full Moon Night Hike in Sinai Changed My Life
It only took nine hours
It was around 1:00 am as the light bounced off the full moon onto my path from the bottom of the craggy non-mountain.
The Bedouins call it a non-mountain because it’s one of the smallest.
As I approached the earthen mound, it grew increasingly bigger — ahem, mountain-ish, mountain-like, or mountainous — you choose.
I’ve never climbed a mountain disguised as a non-mountain until now.
Real talk: if it’s rocky and goes straight up — I hereby proclaim it a lil’ mountain.
I wanted to face my fear of climbing & descending a mountainy thing for my birthday, and why not do it in the dark for some extra zing?
I once climbed a tree, and they had to call the fire department to get me down. It wasn’t my proudest moment, but hey, nobody’s perfect.
Some people want cake & ice cream for their birthday.
I want a massive psychological challenge in the Sinai desert on a non-mountain night hike where my untimely death is a real possibility.
Yalla beena! Let’s go, let’s do this, c’mon!
