the unending climb

Jarid Altmark
2 min readSep 2, 2021

A message to mountain climbers old and new:

The way you confront fear and survive is a gift, not to be misused. The path up a daunting steep cliff is blinded by the winding jagged turns you can half-see blurred in the distance. You understand the direction you must step towards, but the path is meant to be unpredictable.

Before your journey up to the mountaintop, it starts with downhill depth where you…

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Jarid Altmark

Artist, Writer, 4x Food Network Competitor, Professional Cake Artist and Practical Overthinker.