This is how I imagine it'd look like. "So this weekend I decided to hike up the mountain we have close to where I live. I've heard they have some great things on top, and I've always wanted to watch my town from up above. So here's a play by play. There're also some pictures at the end. Before the hike I looked at the weather report. It was supposed to be a very hot day. I groaned, and had to talk to my coach about how to proceed. The hiking gear [you can see it below, so cute!] could become very uncomfortable when hot, but we decided that I should wear it. I wanted to look my best at the top.  So we packed our things, both outfitted in training gear. We weren't allowed to park our car right next to the mountain, so we had to walk across a whole parking lot to even get there. It was a long walk, and I started to get worried about the hike up. A lot of my energy was consumed for the trip from the car to the mountain, and my legs started to cramp a bit. I decied to shake it off though, I figured the cramps would loosen up. We got to the bottom of the mountain and looked it over nervously. It looked so much bigger up close, full of jagged rocks everywhere. A group of people had just begun climbing as we arrived and a little girl from that group looked green already, and way too small to be climbing up that!  Steve patted me on the back and said that it'd be alright. I smiled weakly but took his encouragement to heart. Steve wouldn't push me into something he didn't think I could handle! And we had already bought the hiking gear. The shoes were warm and uncomfortable but they were supposed to be really good. I was worried about the lunch I had packed though.. The bag we bought had a special pocket where you could place a water bag connected to a tube (so you could drink without using your hands while climbing!! Sooo convenient). But it didn't have any cooling space to store food.. Why would they even sell hiking bags like that?? Steve said that people usually packed unperishables, but that's really not tasty. For this hike, Steve hadn't packed anything, cause we were supposed to eat lunch on top. But I knew that I'd need to eat on the way.. Plus I had been way too nervous to eat much at breakfast, so I really needed to pack some extra. It weighed a lot.  We begun climbing the mountain. It was very steep, and I could tell I would have to climb many steps to get to the top. Why they would place something on top of a mountain with the only way up being through climbing I don't know. The cramps that I felt in my legs only got worse as we climbed. The shoulderstraps of the bag dug into my shoulderblades and I could feel tears forming. It hurt so much. And the waterbag kept hitting me fom behind each step I took. If I tried to stand straight the bag would lean away from my body and only be supported by straps, so that made it worse.. The bag did have straps that you were supposed to put around your stomach to keep the bag against your body but the straps weren't long enough.. I tried to put them around me but they dug into my stomach and made me feel ill. The sun shone down on me and the sweat came rolling off like water in a shower. My hands were slippery and I thought that I would die with each step. A few times I almost got pushed down by people passing me! They dug their elbows into my sides when they pushed pass, and that hurt the wound I got from when I tried to strap the bag around my stomach (I think it might scar :/ Those straps are really sharp!). Steve encouraged me all the time so I kept pushing on. I could feel blisters forming on my feet from the shoes, and my thighs had been rubbing together uncomfortably. The hiking pants that I had bought weren't good at all. They were supposed to be comfortable and easy to hike in but they just snagged everywhere and didn't help me at all. I tried and tried and in the end I got up! Steve gave me a little push, that sweetheart..