By 10:00 my teammate already smelled as if he´d been on the trail for a few days - and we hadn´t walked anywhere! ARGHH. He speaks close to zero english, so building a connection is also not much of a probability. How am I going to pee at night in a tent with someone I …
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Keeping it short this morning. Nervous stomach. Perhaps as foreshadowing of days to come, my appetite seems to have disappeared. Forced down a bit of breakfast, then went to pick up the final permit. Met my team mate on the way - zero reason for Achim or anyone else to worry. Except for maybe sharing …
Sweating my way through the afternoon, as I walked through town to pay my climbing permit and pick up the last pieces of gear, I marveled that while today’s 36 degrees has me moving at a snail’s pace, a few days from now I’ll be back into the freezing temperatures. Again at this pace, but …
Friendly, welcoming, warm, beautiful, accommodating, helpful, pleasant, succulent. Does it sound just a bit like I’m newly in love? I’ve arrived in Mendoza, Argentina. And those are the first words that come to mind as I start to describe my impressions. Especially given the incredible lunch from which I’ve just returned – escaping the heat …
It really shouldn't take 31 hours to travel from Stuttgart, Germany to Mendoza, Argentina. And two large pieces of luggage should not be required for a single person. Furthermore, seasoned travelers should not make novice mistakes. So the fact that I sit here with way too much luggage, no storage or early check-in options - …
There are some things about the human psyche that continue to confound. Take my current example: about to head off on a long-anticipated adventure after years of contemplation, months of planning and days of packing (more about that below). And I can't stop breaking into tears. My last day with my husband gave me an …
Do you know what it sounds like to suddenly sink into a meter of snow? or better yet, what it feels like? It goes something along the lines of: whpsshhh! Shiiiitttt! Am I injured? ...and then after the momentary panic subsides, you begin to feel cold snow creeping over the top of your hiking boot …
Continue reading Whpssh!… and I think “not again!” (plus a few aconcagua data points)
