We have made the summit and returned to the jungle!!!

There is nothing better than waking up at 11:30 pm getting suited up and hiking for 6 hours until you reach the summit of this god forsaken mountain. Hiking the whole while in the dark with headlamps on staggering around like zombies trying to catch their breath.

We made the crater ridge just about sunrise. It was pretty cool, I was a little involved with a massive headache and trying not to vomit, so most of the pictures I look a little agro.

The hike down was slow and painful, Dad’s non existent ACL in the left knee was making the go very slow. When we got back to our 15,000 foot camp I was ready to pack in the sleeping bag and get some shut eye.. but no, they wanted us to do another 5 hours of descent!!! Hiking down these river gorges just about killed the old guy and he now has a swollen left knee and a bad attitude.

We will be out of here tomorrow afternoon and back at the hotel.. I will charge the batteries and we can each give our full report. Dad might blog later tonight if he gets his ibuprofen.