“Each solo trip I took was a revelation of all that I was capable of.” JennyTough is the only person to have run, solo and unsupported, across mountain ranges on every continent save Antarctica. Here’s what she learned about herself along the way.
I see adventure as a creative pursuit, one where I’m constantly inventing challenges for myself. They don’t need to make sense to anyone else. In this case, I started with a goal to run across Kyrgyzstan. No one had ever done it before, and everyone told me it couldn’t be done; but I went, and I did it. And on that trip, I became the best version of myself.
In the adventure world, we often assume that everything’s been done; the poles have all been discovered, the mountains have all been summited. And there’s an assumption that if something hasn’t been done, it’s because itbe done. So going into this, I’ll admit that my ego was sparked a bit—to know that if I was successful, I would have my name on this big thing.During the journey, so many things happened—some scary, some beautiful.
It happened then. I decided that everyone was right, that I couldn’t do this. As I was climbing, I made a plan in my mind; I could almost taste the beer I would drink in my hotel room as I booked my plane ticket home. But even after I climbed to safety, “quitting” meant I still had to survive for three more days to get to base camp. By the time I made it there, I’d forgotten that I intended to quit at all.in getting out while you can.
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