Comfort dulled my edges and the noise drowned out what matters. Alone in wild places, stripped of expectation, I’m forced to reckon with my limits and question who I become when nothing is left but resolve. Each mission is a test written in fatigue, cold, and uncertainty—an experiment in capacity and truth that only effort can reveal. This is not about winning. It’s about the raw honesty found on the far side of struggle. Out there, I finally belong.