This was a tough day of climbing but I was keeping pace with my Australian ranger friend and enjoying his company so the miles melted away. The day started with a scramble up a rock face known as the Barranco Wall. The most striking part about it was not the act of picking my way up the boulders but watching the porters with their incredibly heavy loads just bounding up.
We arrived early at camp but that was good because we had the summit to attempt that night at midnight.
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| Sitting in camp with our head guide (right) and a couple of my trekking buddies |
Journal Entry:
Arrived at Baraffu camp - last stop before the summit. Incredibly long, tough day. Was very worried because I'm not sleeping at all. But I did well all day - our pace was excellent. We even beat our own porters to the camp and had to huddle on the rocks until our stuff arrived. Passed a guy coming down who was a wreck and he said he almost killed himself.
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| Looking back from the top of the Barranco wall |
So much up and down today. We would do a huge climb only to descend back into a valley. The wall was tough but fun. Was able to go very slowly most of the way because so many people were climbing.
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| We arrived at today's camp before our porters. Time for a well earned snack |
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| Me at Baraffu camp. Only hours before our push to the summit |
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