Beaker here again on behalf of Donna..........
Today we climbed up again and then we climbed down a little for tonights camp. It seems cruel to get us to climb up, then back down, knowing we will have to go back up again in the morning.
Apparently this helps us climatise by coming back down lower to sleep.
Today we climbed up again and then we climbed down a little for tonights camp. It seems cruel to get us to climb up, then back down, knowing we will have to go back up again in the morning.
Apparently this helps us climatise by coming back down lower to sleep.
Insert Beakers Comments -
Oh, The climbers of Camp Quality,
They were a total of 12;
They hiked up to the top of a hill,
And hiked back down again.
And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only half-way up,
They were neither up nor down
Everyone seemed to cope well with the altitude today except for poor Ali who got a terrible headache and then threw up. She made it into camp, had a nice hot meal and is feeling heaps better now. Maybe it is our packed lunch making her feel unwell - we are not sure what we are eating - it looks like chicken but seems smaller and the guys have given it the name of "road kill". It has not been refrigerated at all but still seems to taste okay. Every meal around here involves eggs. You always get a boiled egg or too with your lunch box !!
Pete and Ruth have arrived down safely after about 7 hours and are safely in the hotel. (Beakers comments: "hopefully enjoying a nice relaxing spa")
Tomorrow is summit day and is going to be exhausting. We will hike up for about 5 hours then have something to eat and a little sleep before leaving for our attempt at the summit at 11pm that same night.
Mary has been our inspiration, she is just amazing. She has acquired the name of Princess Mary!! It started off as Princess Pain Away because of her Sponsor being Pain Away and has now been shortened to Princess Mary. The Porters have even gotten in on the fun and are calling her Princess Mary as they pass her on the track.
Mary has developed a great relationship with one the porters known as Mac. He has really taken her under his wing and tells her when to drink, stop, rest, walk and eat !!
Hugs,
Donna
Oh, The climbers of Camp Quality,
They were a total of 12;
They hiked up to the top of a hill,
And hiked back down again.
And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only half-way up,
They were neither up nor down
Everyone seemed to cope well with the altitude today except for poor Ali who got a terrible headache and then threw up. She made it into camp, had a nice hot meal and is feeling heaps better now. Maybe it is our packed lunch making her feel unwell - we are not sure what we are eating - it looks like chicken but seems smaller and the guys have given it the name of "road kill". It has not been refrigerated at all but still seems to taste okay. Every meal around here involves eggs. You always get a boiled egg or too with your lunch box !!
Pete and Ruth have arrived down safely after about 7 hours and are safely in the hotel. (Beakers comments: "hopefully enjoying a nice relaxing spa")
Tomorrow is summit day and is going to be exhausting. We will hike up for about 5 hours then have something to eat and a little sleep before leaving for our attempt at the summit at 11pm that same night.
Mary has been our inspiration, she is just amazing. She has acquired the name of Princess Mary!! It started off as Princess Pain Away because of her Sponsor being Pain Away and has now been shortened to Princess Mary. The Porters have even gotten in on the fun and are calling her Princess Mary as they pass her on the track.
Mary has developed a great relationship with one the porters known as Mac. He has really taken her under his wing and tells her when to drink, stop, rest, walk and eat !!
Hugs,
Donna
Oh My !!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are all just fabulous - including our Princess Mary !!
Though when she gets to the top she might want to change that to Queen Mary xxxxx
Keep up the fab work xx