Monday, June 11, 2012

I'm back from the mountain world!

Hey girlies!!

I'm back from my expedition to climb Denali (Mt. McKinley).  I have bad news and good news. 

Good news first:  I was strong enough to carry my loads "in style" as my guide would say; that means that I was pulling my own weight and wouldn't have anyone else help me out (total of around 100lbs in backpack and sled).  I was really worrying whether I would be able to haul so much, but I did it!!!  And on top of that I felt great the whole time!  No headache, nausea, etc.

For the bad news...  we didn't get to summit Denali =(  we got to the highest camp (17,200ft) and spent a whole week (!!!) waiting for the weather to turn so we would be able to try the summit.  Nope..  Mother Nature stomped her foot and said "naah...  I won't let you!"  We had crazy winds and whiteouts and had to eventually go down since we ran out of time.  Wuaaaahh!!!  This sucks!  That means that I will have to go back to Denali if I ever want to complete my 7 summits!!

In other good news I was given thumbs up to go to Mt. Everest.  I'm physically (and mentally hopefully too!) ready to challenge the top of the world!  Which will happen in April/May next year.

oh well... such is life, right, we can't always have it all...  Thank you all for checking out my little corner while I was gone!  I really hope you enjoyed all the guest posts too!  And big thank you again to all the girls who have agreed to host my blog while I was climbing!!!

Till the next post!



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    1. Thank you... Summit would have been nice but u prefer to keep my fingers and toes... :))

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  2. Welcome back!!!!
    I tried to understand those maps that marked your position, but I have to admit I gave up pretty quickly LOL
    I just entered to make sure you reported ok ;-))
    Bummer about not getting where you planned to get, but I am sure you are bummed about it enough so all I have to do is APPLAUSE you for the part you did!! I can say this is something I could NEVER EVER do.

    But still... good to have you back! <3

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    1. Oh my, you actually checked the tracking device!!! You're so awesome!! I decided to just check in instead of tracking my steps, that saved me tons of batteries!

      And it is good to be back and play with my colorful bottles again :))

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  3. WOW! Amazing!!

    I'm thrilled to have you back girl! Can't wait to hear more about your adventures :D

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  5. The photo you posted gave me goosebumps. What a marvelous capture!

    I am so happy to have you back to blogging with this lovely adventure in your 'memory box'. Sorry to hear that mother nature and her choice of weather held you up from going all the way to the top... but you know what they say "there is alwasy Mt Everest" ;) (I don't know if "they" say it... but I do ;) ).

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    1. Ooh you're so kind... This picture was taken on our way to camp 2!

      And you're right.. there's always Mt. Everest!! Hopefully I will get to the top of that one!!

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  6. Wow, Gosia! What a huge accomplishment!!!!

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    1. ooh thank you... would have been better if I could check off this summit!!! =)

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