Guest Blogger - Matt Kaye
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| The beast behind us (and ahead) |
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| 2 day climb of 13,500 feet |
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| Checkpoint #1 - Fresh |
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| The slow slog up - 3.5 steep miles |
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| The footing was a bit uneven in some places, well, all places |
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| With lots of "steps?' |
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| Arrival at base camp over look |
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| Took us 4 1/2 hours to arrive |
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| Ready for summit departure - 2:00 am |
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| Now imagine all that uneven terrain in the dark |
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| Only about 500 more yards or another hour - doesn't seem properly aligned |
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| Daybreak at summit |
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| Similar to the moon and Iceland |
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| Summit marker - The 1 1/2 mile trek to the top took nearly 3 hours |
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| Sun breaking on overlook |
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| Descending - Would have taken picture going up, but decided to keep holding on to ropes plus dark |
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| Then, the trek all the way to the bottom - It took about 6 hours more |
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| A carnivorous pitcher plant |
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| They left out a few words such as brave, mentally tough, inspired |
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| In the van to reunite with the beach bums |
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