The Climb

About this episode

The episode narrates Pablo's careful ascent up a rocky path, reflecting on the journey and the remnants of an old platform at the top.

Pablo climbed carefully up the steps, his feet searching for the worn holes in the rocks. The stone was cold beneath his skin, his feet almost wrapped around each rock as he slowly made his way to the top, every now and then brushing against a sharp shell. He moved slowly, feeling each step, grabbing the next rock as he finally reached the top. And there at the top, the ghost of an old platform. The wood was faded by the sun, it had been made of old railway sleepers that had been bound together very carefully, somehow the whole structure hanging there. On the right hand side a large part of it had broken off and was hanging over the edge. The signpost stood still standing by his side, it leaning a little with the sign at the top. He looked down at the broken area and wondered if this part of the platform somehow, if one strong wave could simply lift it up and carry it away. In the same way the rope had disappeared, quietly lifting it up, carrying it out to sea, like a raft, silently, somehow, without asking. https://earthlight.gumroad.com

People in this episode

Host: Cullen Pope

Topics covered

• climbing
• nature
• exploration
• adventure
• reflection

Keywords

• climbing
• rocks
• journey
• platform
• exploration

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