I had another PCv at my house for a couple of days while they were in transit- not going to name names. I decided that I was feeling adventuresome so invited PCV to do something with me that I have been wanting to do for a very long time... climb Mt. Qoqolosing (pronounced "click"o"click"olosing)! Marosa and I went on a walk and shoed me the road to the mountian. Why, you might ask, has this been my desire for 2 years? This mountain is a perfectly conical and sticks up over the ledge ehind my house. When Marosa pointed out said road I asked if it was possible to walk to the mountain and back in one day, it looks really far. She was skeptical and said that maybe. Good enough for me. So, me and PCV headed out at about 7 am with full water, peanut butter sandwitches, and other supplies. Everyone thought we were crazy. It took us about 3 hours to get to the base of the cone. Two bontate decided to walk with us and were actually able to keep up, though it was hard, the entire up hill climb. Yep, 3 hours all up hill. We took a short break at the base after I got really excited about the most beautiful and fertil soil I have seen in the country and PCV got excited about a small stone quary. We encountered a little boy during our break who suprisingly didnt ask for our food. Instead, he very nicely asked us if he could have some water so I obliged. This silly mountain, we asked the bontate if there was a path and they said "some how yes" meaning no. The sides were steep and we had to stand at the bottom looking up, guessing which side to climb. it was a two person job, one above and one lower down the mountain, telling eachother which path might be best and each going totally different ways. It was an intense hour of trying to find a footing because if you slipped you would end up back at the bottom. Tippy top, not visable from the bottom, is a crown surrounded by an 8 ft. cliff. Super fun. veryone knows I'm not super athletic but everyone also knows that I want to do things on
my own. PCV totally got this and didnt do all the anoying, cheer leading, crap. I did it. On my own. I got to the top. Exhausted and bleeding!!!!! It was totally worth it though. The climb down was just as adventurous because the sideof the mountain was so steep that you could not see more than a few feet. PCV tried to climb most of the time. I slid on my ass. Bled some more when the grass impaled my palms. Bled even more when a rock fell on my foot. Walk home only took a couple hours so we were able to make it back around 2. It is a great feeling to climb a mountain and survive challenges others think I am not or have never been capable of. The reward is always worth the challenge. Now I drive into Hlotse and look up at Qoqolosing. Though I can't say the name, I have conquered it!
I had another PCv at my house for a couple of days while they were in transit- not going to name names. I decided that I was feeling adventuresome so invited PCV to do something with me that I have been wanting to do for a very long time... climb Mt. Qoqolosing (pronounced "click"o"click"olosing)! Marosa and I went on a walk and shoed me the road to the mountian. Why, you might ask, has this been my desire for 2 years? This mountain is a perfectly conical and sticks up over the ledge ehind my house. When Marosa pointed out said road I asked if it was possible to walk to the mountain and back in one day, it looks really far. She was skeptical and said that maybe. Good enough for me. So, me and PCV headed out at about 7 am with full water, peanut butter sandwitches, and other supplies. Everyone thought we were crazy. It took us about 3 hours to get to the base of the cone. Two bontate decided to walk with us and were actually able to keep up, though it was hard, the entire up hill climb. Yep, 3 hours all up hill. We took a short break at the base after I got really excited about the most beautiful and fertil soil I have seen in the country and PCV got excited about a small stone quary. We encountered a little boy during our break who suprisingly didnt ask for our food. Instead, he very nicely asked us if he could have some water so I obliged. This silly mountain, we asked the bontate if there was a path and they said "some how yes" meaning no. The sides were steep and we had to stand at the bottom looking up, guessing which side to climb. it was a two person job, one above and one lower down the mountain, telling eachother which path might be best and each going totally different ways. It was an intense hour of trying to find a footing because if you slipped you would end up back at the bottom. Tippy top, not visable from the bottom, is a crown surrounded by an 8 ft. cliff. Super fun. veryone knows I'm not super athletic but everyone also knows that I want to do things on 
my own. PCV totally got this and didnt do all the anoying, cheer leading, crap. I did it. On my own. I got to the top. Exhausted and bleeding!!!!! It was totally worth it though. The climb down was just as adventurous because the sideof the mountain was so steep that you could not see more than a few feet. PCV tried to climb most of the time. I slid on my ass. Bled some more when the grass impaled my palms. Bled even more when a rock fell on my foot. Walk home only took a couple hours so we were able to make it back around 2. It is a great feeling to climb a mountain and survive challenges others think I am not or have never been capable of. The reward is always worth the challenge. Now I drive into Hlotse and look up at Qoqolosing. Though I can't say the name, I have conquered it!
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