Touching the Summit 
- Stand for it - 👌
Stand up for what you believe in, even it it means standing alone✌
Sometimes people won't always agree with what you write. Sometimes people will always try to add darkness to what you write. Sometimes people will drench your words with derogatory comments. But if you believe in it, you keep going.
Recently on Twitter, I shared a thread asking people if they know why they can visit Ahwahneechee (commonly known as Yosemite). Over several comments, one person on twitter called me a cultist, a day tripper and Marxist pilgrim. He tried to quench the events that happened across Turtle Island (USA) by referencing historical events that followed and accused me of not understanding the history. This well known British mountaineer did this without knowing me or my sources.
Sometimes we write things that aren't of a popular opinion, but if you believe in it, you keep on going. I will continue to share posts of Turtle Island that give you snippets of the history, the work that the first stewards of the lands did and the oppression that native people still face.
This guy on twitter said that Europeans do this for forgiveness. I don't. I do this to raise awareness of the events that enable you to "enjoy" a visit in the USA. It is to raise awareness that so much of the native culture has been erased; the place names, languages, conservation of the land, gathering of food sources.
If you believe in something, you keep going💙
If you’d like to read the tweet, search in twitter “touchingsummit; yosemite” 📍Monache Territories .
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- Everyday - ✌
Everyday in California is Native Day❤
Today is California Native Day; a day when people can learn about California's native tribes, their cultures, heritage, histories and what the Native communities have contributed to California. (Touched on this in my last post). According to Benjamin Madley "between 1846 and 1873, California’s Indian population plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000." This was in California alone.
The government also paid Anglo Americans around $1.7 million in "expenses" associated with the killing and campaigns against native people. You can read more in Benjamin Madley's book "an American Genocide"
When us Europeans visit California, we often think of the "American" life, but to me, this isn't very authentic. To me, authentic is the roots of these lands. And this comes from the native people and their ancestors. Yes Anglo Americans have built their own culture, but for me the authenticity of these lands lies in the culture of the Native people.
The peaks I point to here are the peaks of native people. I am a guest in these mountains. And am mindful that this place carries a dark history.
In Europe, we don't have a "native English" or a "native German" day; us Europeans are lucky that we don't have to have our native days. It is sad that there has to be a native day, because natives should never have to fight for their rights ✌💙 📍 Shoshone & Monache Territories
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- Instinct - 🍁
Trust your instincts, intuition rarely lies! 🍂
Did you ever think about the reasons why you can visit somewhere? 🤷🏽♀ In the last 24 hours I spent time in Ahwahneechee Land (commonly known as the colonized name of Yosemite). This area was home to a thriving community of the Miwok tribes and this area was maintained due to the work of those tribes for thousands of years. During the 1800's the colonial government made Yosemite a national park to conserve the pristine wilderness, but with this came the violent displacement of the indigenous tribes who had inhabitited and maintained the lands for thousands of years. To me, this message of "conservation" seems like a tool of colonialism; basically saying that the state can preserve the lands better than the indigenous people.
I have been able to visit Ahwahneechee Land as a result of horrific displacement and genocide of indigenous tribes. There is something chilling and unnerving in that.
Always question information that you are given and think about why you can visit somewhere. If I didn't do this, then I would believe this propaganda vision of the conservation of Yosemite. Trust your intuition 💙
Thank you to @noel_russ
For helping me start this learning journey 📍 Central Sierra Miwok / Southern Sierra Miwok
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- Yes You Can - 💪
The hardest part of the journey is believing you can!👉👊
Here I am prepping routes for a visit to California. There are several big day routes planned that reach summits above 4000m (my wife won't camp, so we have to do them in 1 day... but that's another story!). Before I even step on the plane to fly across to another continent, my mind is already filled with self doubt.
I am questioning if I will be fit enough, will I be able to make it, will my head be pounding so much, will my anxiety be so high that I can't do it? Or even, will the weather be bad?
What I should be thinking is "so what, the journey will be worth it". Even if I don't make the summits, there will be lots to see along the way. In life, you might not always make your "summits", but you'll always learn things along the way which is an opportunity... so remember: yes you can. ✌💙
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- Self Doubt - 🙈
Believe in yourself and the rest will fall into place🌿
"Believe in yourself"... it is easier said than done. Especially if you've been bullied for years and eventually you believe the things the bullies say. If you were assaulted and then blamed by the defendant and also by your own partner for "what you were wearing". Different events can lead to self doubt.
It takes time and practice to believe in yourself. Lots of behavioral therapy changes and frustrating times of trying to put your lessons into practice.
If you ever doubt yourself, know that it is possible to believe in yourself. Know that you should be patient with yourself; it doesn't happen over night. Know that you are capable of believing in yourself.💙✌
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- In Charge - 😎
I am in charge of myself and this Tuesday I choose happiness! 🤗
A few months ago I booked flights to SFO (San Francisco) after seeing them on offer (344 EUR return Direct MUC - SFO)... bargain huh? Anyway, I fly out this weekend. 🇩🇪✈🇺🇸
I am hoping to learn about the areas I visit, observe wildlife, the flowing waters, the sun rising and setting. 🌞🌙
During every trip, I leave no trace, respect the places values and eco-systems. Ultimately, I must understand that I am a guest in these areas. In this photo, I was a guest in the Brenta Alps; I left no trace and engaged in activities that the locals of that area deemed acceptable. I watched wildlife (mainly mountain goats) from a distance and tried to not disturb any of the fauna and flora.
In life, if anyone tries to disrupt my eco-system, I have to make a choice and ask myself: "will these people cause lasting damage to me or affect my healing". If the answer is yes, then I have to cut contact with them and choose happiness 💙✌️
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Touching the Summit
