My Experience With the Flatlander’s Fear of All Things Mountain

Alpine anxiety is a thing y’all

WikiCommons: Swing-A-Long Bridge in Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mt.

I grew up on a mountain — Lookout Mountain in Tennessee (and Georgia) to be exact. My spouse grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. No mountains whatsoever.

Most of the time these facts are just simple background information, part of our personal history, and the reason our kids…