Top of the Morning By six in the morning my guide and I had reached the top of Point Lenana, which is the third highest peak on Mt. Kenya, reaching a height of 4985m above sea level. The previous three hours had been spent slowly fighting our way up a steep incline, covered in loose rocks. It was pitch black except for the light from our two flashlights, since the moon was not out that morning. The climbing had to be slow, so I wasn’t out of breath. Instead, I struggled against the cold and the altitude. Each time we stopped for a break the sweat that had soaked into our clothes cooled our bodies quickly. Also, I fought against a constant, altitude-induced headache. I felt quite a bit better about my body’s reaction to the
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