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<p>A hiker climbing up Mount Katahdin with the wilderness of Baxter State Park in Maine in the background, Aug. 27, 2014.</p>

<p>A hiker climbing up Mount Katahdin with the wilderness of Baxter State Park in Maine in the background, Aug. 27, 2014.</p>

July 18, 2015

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Climbing Mount Katahdin in Maine
July 18, 2015 9 p.m.

Climbing Mount Katahdin in Maine

BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine - I don't remember much about my climb up Mount Katahdin 25 years ago. I was young and fit. It was no big deal. But my second climb is etched in my middle-aged mind with twinges of pain, fear and a big dose of humility.