Did I mention I hate ladders?

Well today could adequately be described as a pucker factor day!  I hate ladders.  I mean I hate ladders!  And I definitely have a fear of falling from ladders or other less than sturdy areas of height.  Well that brings me to todays confidence course or as Chaplain Smith put it, "The destroy your confidence course."  We had 4 obstacles - 3 of which were ladder type apparatus'.

The 1st a 40' section of 4 platforms separated by enough distance that you could only reach your hands to the next deck and pull yourself up/as well as being pulled/pushed up to each deck by the other members of the 4 person team.  Oh, and did I mention that the decks were all the same size, so you had to lean over the edge to accomplish all this b/c there was no ledge to stand on.  Fun, fun - not!

Another obstacle was some 70' in height.  You climbed this tower that you could barely reach your legs between the rungs b/c of the distance, and then when you reached the top you had to lie on your back with your head facing the ground, hold on to the rope, throw your feet over the top of the rope, and make your way downward head 1st.  Whew!

Another challenge - a 70-80' tower straight up that is nothing more than a bigger ladder with large expanses between the rungs.  Once you reach the top, you must climb over and make your way down.  And I forgot that all these 3 obstacles seemed to sway slightly.  Inspiring confidence!

The last obstacle was easier - a set of 6 walls increasing in height that must be scaled using the entire team.  Much easier than the other 3 obstacles.

Good new is this - I lived through it!  I am not certain I am any more confident about climbing ladders than when this day began.  Fun to be an Army Chaplain!  Wish you all could have been there.  Thanks be to God that He watched over us today!

A Faithful Pilgrim.