Ending up like Bob
Don’t tell me you’re scared?
If Bob can do it anybody can.
And you can’t say you ain’t curious about what we’ll find when we get there.
Sure, Bob did it.
I got witnesses who saw him do it.
Who?
Tommy Jenkins for one.
Lou Parks for another.
They went half way up with him and watched him go the rest of the way up before they turned back.
They say he’s a natural at it, a regular spider clinging to stone walls like he had hooks at the end of each finger instead of nails.
Sure, he slipped a few times.
That’s only to be expected with all the ice that high up.
He had something driving him so he recovered each time.
I guess he needed to see what was up there – if there was truth to any of the rumors we all heard.
I’ve always admired that guy for hits guts and his willingness to go places and see things most folks won’t.
But he isn’t as special as most people make him out to be.
I figure if he can get up there and look around, so can we – if we’re careful.
We don’t need to be no Spiderman as long as we carry what we need.
I know you’re scared.
I know it’s not just the heights or the ice or even the fear of slipping.
Yes, I know people say when they found Bob later he didn’t die of the fall.
Your body doesn’t get turned inside out like that from hitting rocks no matter how far you fall.
That’s why we need to go.
We need to see what Bob saw and get back here to tell everybody that the rumors are true.
No, I wouldn’t go if I thought the same thing might happen to us.
Where’s your spirit of adventure?
Don’t you want to know what’s going on up there?
Don’t you think we ought to know?
No, I can’t go alone
No, Tom and Lou won’t go with me.
They seem to think they escaped something they don’t want to encounter again.
Why you?
That’s easy.
You’re the only guy who hasn’t said no.
And I need you with me.
After all, I don’t want to end up like Bob.