Group with Lima roots tops Granite Peak - LimaOhio.com

Group with Lima roots tops Granite Peak - LimaOhio.com

GRANITE PEAK, Mont. — The secret to mountain climbing, as summed up by Charles Johns is, “You have to get the ‘no’ out of your heart and just put one foot in front of the other.”Taking the West Rosebud Trailhead, Johns and his friends, Clint Roberts and Kevin Hawley, all Lima natives, recently climbed Granite Peak, reaching the summit at 8 a.m. Aug. 31. It was Roberts’ and Hawley’s third attempt at conquering the 12,807-foot mountain in Southern…