It's one of the saddest things that can happen to a mountaineer. You spend months training, buy $700 boots, travel around the world ... and then you don't summit. Suddenly you're overwhelmed by disappointment, second guessing yourself, and feeling like a total failure. 

But believe it or not, missing a summit here and there can make you a better mountaineer and a happier, more resilient human in the long run. The truth is that all successful mountaineers have long lists of unfinished peaks, and that we often learn valuable life lessons from these so-called failures.

In this episode, let's talk about:

• First aid for the soul: What to do right afterward to feel better
• How to lower the stakes by loving your entire training journey
• Understanding what you can and can't control, and the mindset benefits of surrender
• Trip planning tips that can help to ease your disappointment if you don't summit
• Life lessons I've learned from my "unfinished" summits

I'd like to say that I hope you never need this episode. But honestly, if you keep mountaineering, you inevitably will at some point! So keep this one on your phone for those days when you need some peppermint schnapps-infused hot chocolate for the mountaineering soul.

Read detailed show notes at:
https://missadventurepants.com/13