Glacier Trip - Part 1: Casting

This is going to be the first in a series of several posts -- that build from previous entries on planning. Here are the highlights to catch you up.

In December or January (it was chilly, that is all I remember), at a company holiday party I was talking to Tim, the husband of another Project Manager, about hiking trips. As the night wore on, I said we should go. A couple of other colleagues (friends from other trips) signed on as well. We were in.

Fast forward to August and everyone is still verbally confirmed with a couple of slight complications...

Complication 1: Ryan gets promoted to a very very senior position with the company. Our orignal plan of putting this vacation back to back with another vacation is in jeopardy as time off for him gets even more difficult. Ryan thinks that he is 90% sure he is in.

Complication 2: Mike starts his own company with a couple of other guys and it is difficult for him to get away with two young kids and a wife with her own business.

Complication 3: Tim gets promoted and is new in the position.

Complication 4: Matt quits his job (to take a new one) and realizes that everyone else is in much better shape than he is -- and is nervous about about being the slowest and plumpest member of the group.

Mid-August arrives and 3 of 4 have plane tickets... We are getting close.