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Deep
in the foggy jungle, more roots, steps, water bars make team work an
absolute necessity.
Corey,
(Lead Dog) struggles to pull Jeff over a nasty outcrop. Chad and Tom are
also lending muscle.
Jeff
taking another pounding going up.
Jeff
being helped by Corey, Chad and Tom on the way up.
Corey
at Hans Meir Cave at dawn on Summit Day taking a break.
Corey,
(hidden behind Jeff) and Tom and Chad slug their way over yet another
rock pile on the second day of the climb
Connie
doing first aid on Jeff at a rest stop on the third day of the climb.
The Clif Bars, Accelerade and Clif Shots sure helped keep our energy up.
The
team having dinner at Kibo Hut the night of the final summit attempt. We
left for the top at about 2:00 am.
Medicine
Man, (Bryan) takes a breather on the way up. Since Bryan was the tallest
of the team, he actually was breathing less air than the rest of us at
the top!