It was 10:30pm when we got woken up, "thirty minutes to eat and leave", said the guide as I tried to find my way around in my frozen tent. "I can't believe I am actually climbing the last few meters to reach the top of this mountain", I remember saying to myself as I hurried to be ready before 11:00pm. Head lamp, wool hat and scarf, 3 bottom layers, 5 top layers, water, snack, day pack, my sign for the summit, gloves, sunscreen, sun glasses and lipbam. You name it, I had it. Everything ready to go, and my determination and exitment where pack since the night before. But unfortunately, 5 minutes into our trekk, my feet started to freeze beyond control. I noticed that I had no blood circulation going down my feet. I did
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