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By Mark Davis
Dally Nebrukan Staff Writer
he path that I have chosen
now has led me to a wall.
It rise3 now before me, a
dark and silent barrier between
all I am, and all that I was ever
meant to be."
These words (from Terry Liv
gren's The Wall") represent a
universal feeling that everyone
who has had a barrier to pass can
understand. Passing beyond a bar
rier reveals a new horizon on the
other side. To fail means to exist
in mundanity. But to try, fail, and
then try again will prepare you
for your next attempt or show
you another path to the top.
Rock climbing is an exercise in
passing "The Wall" in a literal
sense. To stand and look straight
up a cliff is intimidating. To look
to the ground where you once
stood is the greatest high I have
ever encountered. The challenge
of the climb is as intense as any
barrier I have ever attempted to
pass.
. When the UNL recreation depart
ment offered the trip to the Paili
sades in South Dakota, my fear of
heights told me to forget it. But
my desire to overcome my fears
had me at the first meeting Wednes
day. We watched a slide show of
drawings illustrating people walk
ing up innocent-looking hills with
smiles on their faces. I was some
what relieved. Even though I wanted
to conquer my fear of heights, I
wanted to do it safely.
The next day we went to a
climbing wall on East Campus for
training. Once again I was relieved
to see that th$ challenges we
faced were easy. I became more
confident about rock climbing. I
did not lose any sleep that night.
The next day we were at the
Pailisades, but when we arrived it
was dark and we were not able to
see much. The road to the Paili
sades is mostly prairie farmland,
as were the campgrounds where
we stayed. Once again I lost no
sleep in anticipation.
Everyone was up before dawn.
We ate some strange breakfast
foods, which were surprisingly
good considering they had no
artificial additives. And then we
set out to climb.
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