Acceptance.

“Wisdom. . .is knowing what you have to accept.” – Wallace Stegner

 

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Diamond Peak is a monster peak found in the Lemhi range of Idaho. It is the highest Lemhi Range peak and highest in Butte County. Climbing it via the east ridge is short, but very steep in places. I rate it a hard class 3.

http://idahosummits.com/over12/over12.htm

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“We are like children building a sand castle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is ours, off limits to others. We’re willing to attack if others threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment, we know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, let it dissolve back into the sea.” – Pema Chodron

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Mount Borah

http://idahoalpinezone.com/index.php?p=1_22_idaho-12ers

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“We each appear to hold within ourselves a range of divergent views as to our native qualities.. And amid such uncertainty, we typically turn to the wider world to settle the question of our significance.. we seem beholden to affections of others to endure ourselves.” – Alain de Botton

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Hyndman Peak

Named after Major William Hyndman, a Civil War veteran and early prominent pioneer/mine operator in the region.

Hyndman Peak is the tallest peak in the Pioneer Mountains, and the ninth highest peak in all of Idaho. It can be a busy summit, and is probably second only to Mount Borah amongst high peaks when it comes to number of visitors. The class 2 southeast ridge route makes it the least technically challenging summit of the nine 12ers in Idaho, but its still plenty challenging due to the 13 mile round trip and 5000’ of elevation gain required to reach the summit.

htthttp://idahoalpinezone.com/index.php?p=2_9_Hyndman

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“A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.” – George Eliot

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Cobb Peak Old Hyndman Peak

http://www.justhiking.com/hikes/2003/09-26cboh/cboh.htm

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“Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of ‘not knowing.” – Mark Z. Danielewski

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Lost River Range

http://www.noahhowell.com/2011/06/summer-camp-idaho/

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“I have a self-made quote: Celebrate diversity, practice acceptance and may we all choose peaceful options to conflict.” – Donzella Michele Malone

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Mount Church

http://www.network54.com/Forum/105717/thread/1277169162/Saturday+on+the+North+Face+of+Mount+Church.

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“No, the secret is that there’s no reward and we have to endure our characters and our natures as best we can, because no amount of experience or insight is going to rectify our deficiencies, our self-regard, or our cupidity. We have to learn that our desires do not find any real echo in the world. We have to accept that the people we love do not love us, or not in the way we hope. We have to accept betrayal and disloyalty, and, hardest of all, that someone is finer than we are in character or intelligence.” – Sandor Marai

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Mount Church and Donaldson Peak

http://www.idahosummits.com/church/church.htm

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“Let go of certainty. The opposite isn’t uncertainty. It’s openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow.” – Tony Schwartz

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