Mountain Conquered

Well it was a long long long long long trek, but eventually we made it to the top of Mount Meru. Everybody made it to 3,500m, an admirable effort. The going was tough, the slope was steep, the ground was energy sapping yet the 17 strong adventurers surged onwards and upwards. Was this the best display of human endurance ever known to man? Yup.

By the time we reached 3,500m some had tragically fallen victim to the dreaded altitude sickness, our very own leader and style guru Jon Gallagher was suffering. At 2 am in the morning 12 intrepid survivors embarked upon a 6 hour trek to the pinnacle /vortex/summit/climax of a wonderful trip. It was Dark and cold yet this did nopt deter the unit from reaching Rhino Point at 3,800m. Unfortunately we soon lost 2 people to the uncontrolable forces of nature. Yet 10 continued with the promise of a beautiful sunrise and view to challenge all views. By 8 am in the morning the ten were Ryan, Matt, Jim, martin, simon, Dave, Tim, Rozzy,Chris and Rabi. However no stunning view was forthcoming as the summit was shrouded in cloud with visibility at 5 metres!!! Oh well, we might have to go up it next year then.

Even going down the mountain altitude sickness attacked, but it didnt matter, the beast was conquered and everybody was thoroughly chuffed.