On Sunday morning I woke up battered, bruised, scratched, scraped, mosquito- and ant-bitten, with blistered hands and feet and my entire body aching. This morning (Monday) my muscles were even more sore, my mosquito bites were itchier, and my bruises were even darker, though the blisters and scratches were starting to heal. How, you may ask, did this come about? Why (you would ask if you could see me now) am I so incredibly happy despite this bodily discomfort? It's because I am now officially hooked on rock climbing. I spent the day Saturday climbing at the Crazy Horse Buttress about an hour out of Chiang Mai, deep in the mountains. I truly cannot believe that I have lived my entire life 3 hours away from the Rocky Mountains and have never discovered this incredible sport
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