Final Wishes

Here's an interesting topic for rock climbers... Death by rock climbing.  Do you think about it?  I joke about it all time & wonder if my life insurance policy (paid for by my work) would cover such an accident?  Probably not.

As a single person without a will, I recently decided to make my final wishes known to my family "just in case" I died on my next rock climbing trip.  Of course my mom freaked the eff out and told me to be CAREFUL.  To which I responded: "Yes, yes... I'll be careful, but careful is a relative term based on what you're doing."  Probably not the best answer for a concerned parent who knows nothing about rock climbing. But, I've always been too honest for my own good.

The conversation with my family stemmed from a recent cancer diagnosis of a relative.  Very sad, but it got me thinking what my immediate family would do if I suddenly passed away.  Also, I'm still shocked by the passing of Steph Davis' husband from a base jumping accident last weekend.

I'm freaked out by traditional funeral customs.  I don't want to be embalmed.  I don't want a wake.  I don't want a church service.  I don't want to be buried.  I guess these things are really meant to be comforting for the living, but I don't care.  I'm dead.  Let me be selfish.  I want to be cremated and have all of my ashes spread on the top of Mount Washington.  Don't save any pieces of me in some stupid container that you put on your mantel. 

Also, at least one of my family members must hike to the top to accomplish this... there will be no cheating and driving me to the top!  (Since none of them are rock climbers, hiking is the next best thing)