Once, in a fit of wit, I called my hikes a mountain institute. Why not? An institute is an institution of higher education. Our hikes are also continuous learning. We learn to move our feet, carry backpacks and navigate the terrain, love nature and help each other. All this happens at a respectable height, therefore our educational institution deserves the epithet “higher”. Well, of course, we walk in the mountains, which means our institute is a mountain one. Of course, our claims to the high title of “mining institute” are unlikely to be considered. But no one counts on this - titles and titles are not the main thing in this life. At least for us.
