Meet Aracelis

My first year we rock scrambled through a very challenging trail. It included one mile of nothing but large boulders in 90 degree weather with no shade. It was intense and I was getting a sharp pain from my right side cramping up. I wanted to turn around and quit. It was a mental struggle too. I kept encouraging myself to continue going, and when we finally got to the end it was exhilarating. Eventually I began to embrace these challenges, like when we went waterfall rappelling. This is when you hike to the top of a waterfall, put yourself in a harness, and lower yourself down next to a roaring waterfall. When you’re dangling from a rope above a 100’ waterfall suddenly your other problems feel pretty small.

Team Wilderness has done a lot to make me the person that I am today. I’m much more comfortable with myself and better equipped to handle physical and mental challenges. I've learned so much about myself through these experiences.