The Surreal Case of High Altitude, 630pm Bedtime, and Fresh Grated Cheese.
September 6th 2014 Base Camp--the destination for the day.
We would reach an altitude a little over 15,000 and would attempt to "sleep" around 6/7pm and wake up at 1130pm to start the trek to the summit around midnight. This trek isn't so bad, but it's the sleeping that's going to really do me in. This trek to Barafu Camp, our base camp, wasn't particularly difficult, memorable, or even that beautiful. But it did
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