Mount Katahdin

Scaling Maine's tallest mountain is not for the faint of heart - regardless of age

I don't remember much about my climb up Mount Katahdin 25 years ago.

I was young and fit. It was no big deal. Butmy second climb is etched in my middle-aged mind with twinges of pain, fear and a big dose of humility. My husband and I started our hike up Mount Katahdin on a nice August day last summer around 8:30 a.m. We soon met people coming down the mountain, and wondered how they'd reached the peak so early in the day. Turns out they hadn't gone far. They turned around when they realized how tough the climb up Katahdin is.