#216727 - After a time he swallowed the last of his coffee, turned to me with a simile and an expression I could never describe, it comforted and disarmed me it felt as if I was made of champagne with the warm tingling bubbles rising within me, “are we ready to climb?” he asked with a big child like smile and excitement gently dancing on his eyes, I replied simply “yes” and Jason rose and passed me a bag as he retrieved one for himself. Over six months of climbing I found I had a new best friend, Jason was slowly moving more and more into my life and heart, my climbing was improving very quickly, and I was already above average. As we walked I felt as if I was going through a time warp, all the impressions of man slowly diserpaerd one by one until there was nothing left but us, the track, and the bush filling the valley.