WHY

"Why, because it's there." That is the standard answer by a climber to why did you climb that mountain. It's part of the human spirit. I'm sure it springs from the ego. The urge exists more in some of us than others and more at certain times of our life than at others. Thank God, it's there. How boring would life be without those striving for more.

Almost two months ago, a 45 year old school teacher from Tennessee, Mimi Hughes, started a swim in Pittsburgh,PA that took her the length of the Ohio River. Her daughter accompanied her in a kayak. She arrived in Cairo, IL last weekend after swimming the 981 miles. She averaged about 20 miles per day which took her eight to twelve hours a day. What an accomplishment! Why! It beats the shit out of me.
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