I had once read a management book in which the author learns lessons in life and management from his experiences in mountain climbing/trekking.
Today I learned a lesson myself: How to easily reach the top (of mountain/career/happiness level)? Those with an average level of analytical skills would also be able to follow the story and derive the moral. While climbing the 1500 m high Grouse Mountain ( www.grousemountain.com ) right above Vancouver today during a slight drizzle and fog we learned many lessons. Initially the main climbing trail (Grouse Grind) was closed so we went up along a side - about 20 meters at a steep incline over rocks and sand -but then it became quite a plesant forest land with gentle slope and tall conifers stopping the rain from falling on us. A little further on two volunteers told us to take the next BCMC trail while following the orange signs on the trees etc -and that it would take about 20 min longer than the usual one. We kept following the markings along the Baden Powell trail --our leader was a veteran of this Mountain's climbing -atleast 50 times but his regular trail was closed --so he was also enjoying the nearly plain track --going up very gently. Sometimes it went down also but it was all very pleasant and secretly we all were happy that instead of climbing straight up we would have a gentler slope and thus more scope to see the greenery and breathe and appreciate the mountain environs. However, when even after one hour of walking the trail still didn't reach much height (it was still about 300 meter/ 1,000 feet from ground level) that our leader don started to get worried. After calling the Park officials by cell phone he found that we had to go back to where we started --we were on the wrong trail which would never go up but just go merrily along the side of the mountain. However, we had come to go to the top. But we hadn't done the hard work --so the moral : if you are just going along without much effort --most likely you are on the wrong trail/career path --and not likely to reach the top anytime soon. Any comments? Umesh PS: Even while retracing our steps we lost our way and then did some real climbing (with no trails) and fighting with wasps etc -a Chinese guy and a Chinese girl got stung-and after 3 hours returned to the starting point. There is quite a difference of opinion about where to go when one gets lost. Went up using a rope-way lift -as seen in their website www.grousemountain.com Saw a Black grizzly bear on top. hope fully next week I would climb up on foot -like two of our team did -by being late and climbing the right trail. Also those who are used to following the same old trail generally are afraid of making dramatic decisions (as leaders) --like climbing straight up the mounatin without a trail --even though the slope was not tough. 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