Sleep really didn’t happen this night, mostly because I was sleeping on a slight incline in a sleeping bag. Sleeping is very interesting when you roll over and momentum tries to throw you against the tent wall. That, and during the night, it started sprinkling. Finally I did fall asleep and actually get quite restful [...]
I don’t know if you have ever exerted yourself a lot in one day, then woke up the next morning to sore muscles, but if you ever want to know what it feels like, call me over and I can demonstrate on you. EVERY muscle in my body was sore and I thought for sure [...]
I almost galloped out of my sleeping bag when my watch beeped Midnight. I was *WIDE* awake. I hurriedly put all my required clothing on and started to lace up the boots. I had to pee so I headed toward the door and out to the solar toilet at Camp Muir. Once outside I was [...]
I knew that not stretching before I went to bed after hiking for six hours was a bad idea… my muscles painfully let me know that they didn’t appreciate this move when I was woken by Saeed. I also had a terrible headache, but my cold was stabilized, and I seemed to be making quite [...]
