# @melrobbins on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-08-09T19:07:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mel Robbins (@melrobbins) — https://gondola.cc/melrobbins

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Our family climbed Mt. Katahdin this week! The hardest part of scaling this 5,200 foot beast? Not killing each other on the 8 hour drive in the.chrisrobbins truck to get there! 😂

It was an absolute thrill to check this peak off the bucket list with our 3 kids.

One of the coolest things about Mt. Katahdin is the fact that it is the end of the Appalachian Trail. We got to meet three different “thru hikers” who were completing the 2,190 mile trail that same morning we were climbing.

One of the hikers had been hiking for 172 days. The other two had chipped away at the sections of the trail year after year and “after 45 years were realizing a dream of completing the trail…” Cue the tears!

I of course asked them what they learned about life from being on the trail… Here’s what they said:

1. If you keep moving forward for long enough good things always come (good people, good weather, good views, good luck)
2. You carry your baggage with you
3. Nature is the original healer
4. It’s never too late
5. People are good at their core.
6. You’ll never regret being patient or kind.

And I will add one…

7. Checklists save your life

I learned that one the hard way because I didn’t make one.

If you’re going to climb one of the tallest peaks in New England, you might want to remember to pack your hiking boots…

Yup. Drove 8 hours. Got to the campground and realized I forgot to pack mine. FML.

All I can say is I have a hell of a story to tell you on a new episode of themelrobbinspodcast coming soon!

#melrobbins #mtkatahdin #familyhikingtrip #familytrip

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