{"id":33560,"date":"2019-06-28T09:46:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T09:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantheunplanned.com\/?p=33560"},"modified":"2021-04-14T07:03:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T07:03:06","slug":"5-stages-every-trekker-usually-goes-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/5-stages-every-trekker-usually-goes-through\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Stages Every Trekker Usually Goes Through!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Are You Aware of The Thoughts That Keep Bugging A Trekker\u00a0 Before He\/She Sets Out For The Adventure? And Those That Knock When He\/She Is Just About To Reach The Peak? Trekker<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11014\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11014 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantheunplanned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ankita_Wayanad.png\" alt=\" Trekker\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ankita_Wayanad.png 1024w, https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ankita_Wayanad-600x290.png 600w, https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ankita_Wayanad-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ankita_Wayanad-768x372.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits: Ankita. Wayanad Night Camping.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been on innumerable treks so far. But it surprises me that I feel the same magnitude of excitement every time I am on a trek.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> From the very first time I went on a mountain trail to the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantheunplanned.com\/planned-treks\/Kodachadri-trek\/\">Kodachadri trek<\/a> I went to, it\u2019s always the same brand of emotions I experience; each time I put my trekking shoes on. So, here\u2019s how every trek sounds in my head:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><b>Gosh, this looks exciting! I should do it<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d:\u00a0 Someday I would be just stalking my friends doing things I had been putting on my to-do list for a long.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I will see them climbing rocks, trekking mountain trails, or hiking in a jungle and I will realize that this is what I had been wanting to do all my life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With no further ado, I would search for a trekking trail, book it and start counting days backward.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><b>Oh snap, can I do it<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?\u201d: Finally, when I am at the starting point of the trail, reality would finally hit me. I would be excited to be there but the self-doubt of whether I can complete it would be there as well. Nevertheless, we gotta do what we gotta do!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><b>This is my last trek<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d: Somewhere in the middle of the trail, I would be exhausted. Reaching the peak would seem even more challenging and I would even convince myself that this is my last trek. But, giving up is never an option. So I will look up and take another step forward.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><b>Every effort was worth it<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d: When I finally stand at the peak and look around at the view from there, I would realize that every effort is worth the surreal beauty around me. I won\u2019t feel the pain in my legs anymore. The satisfaction of achieving the goal is the best feeling anyone can go through.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><b>Where\u2019s my next trek<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?\u201d: With every trek, I grow wiser. At least, that is what I would like to tell myself. So, every time I am back to my normal routine, I would start planning for my next trek right away.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s all: the entire cycle that my brain goes through yet I cannot stop myself from traveling, in this life at least.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>So, there I go again, a trekker by heart, climbing another hill, cursing myself but making it to the top and planning my next trek again. By the way, when are you trekking next?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are You Aware of The Thoughts That Keep Bugging A Trekker\u00a0 Before He\/She Sets Out For The Adventure? And Those That Knock When He\/She Is Just About To Reach The Peak? Trekker I have been on innumerable treks so far. 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