When the “Q” word rears its ugly head…

Quitting.
For me personally, the “Q” word is more of a fantasy than an option. Probably at least once a day, depending on the day, I, and other thruhikers I’ve talked to, have the thought drift through our minds: “I could just go home.”
Not that we would. Like I said, it is more of a I-say-this-but-wouldn’t-do-it type thing.
For me, there was only one time I seriously thought about quitting. Believe it or not, it wasn’t on Mt Washington when I was scared for my life; ...

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