Okay, I probably should have punched the snails pass me choice... but I felt like the zombie comment meant I wasn't paying attention to anything. So, I went with I'm usually the last person in line instead.
I'm a terribly, terribly slow hiker, as anyone who has hiked with me can attest. I think it comes from hiking solo so much... I get to the summit, it just usually takes me about book time or a little longer to do it.
I have to admit I feel guilty about my pace when I'm in a group... and people end up waiting for me, especially in cold weather. It's hard not to feel like I'm slowing everyone down... especially when I don't mind hiking out by headlamp but others do. Now, when I meet up with other hikers for the first time I always over-emphasize that my pace is snail-like.
I'm still hoping to speed up at least a little bit one day!
- Ivy