An adventure worth going for

Mountain climbing is something we discovered after my brother went to Scout Camp.

They went hiking and camping as a part of their wilderness survival lesson. So to make it short, my brother enjoyed it so much and suggested that it is a good activity to bond on. Being an athletic family, we let our brother organize a hike for us.

Our idea of mountaineering is quite simple, we are going to walk up the mountain.

My dad thought it will motivate us if we have new gears. We went to the sports center to buy some shoes, backpacks and clothes to use.

I noticed that my brother got ropes, gloves and all sorts of things. I thought he would use it for another sport, but tell you what, I was absolutely wrong.

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The day of the hike came. It was smooth sailing for the first 2 hours of the climb. My brother said it will be approximately 4-5 hours to reach the peak, depending on how fast we walk.

What he did not inform us, is that we will be jumping off a waterfall.

We have 2 options, we can rappel down or jump. But since it was only a 10-foot waterfall, I choose to jump. Most of us jumped off, but my mom and one of my sisters went rappelling down.

When we reached the peak, we were speechless. We could see both the undeveloped land and some parts of the city. Reaching the top of the mountain was certainly worth it.

How one man turned his passion into a business

I knew a man who loved sailing more than anything.

He collected boat toys as a child and took great care of each one like they were his prized possessions.

At a very young age, he knew what he wanted. He aims to be the captain of his own ship.

In college, he studied a maritime course in preparation to be a seafarer. He wanted to sail across the world and discover new places. He studied every single thing about boats. From sailboats to commercial ships.

He trained for professional sailing, ocean survival, rigging and many more. He went to great extremes, all for his dream.

But as we all know, not everything goes according to plan.

Before his first journey as a seafarer, he got into an accident causing his vision to be badly damaged. For seafarers, eyesight is one of the most important qualification.

Everything he worked for, it was all for nothing now. He almost gave up on his lifelong dream. Then he realized, he may not be a travelling seafarer but he is a sailor by heart.

Like all the successful people in the world, he looked for another way to use his knowledge and his degree.

He founded a sailboat rigging and hardware company.

He worked hard day and night. Learning all there is to be learned. He sought help from the right people and took each advice with care. Even though he didn’t become the captain of a ship, he is now the captain of his own company.

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