Today, we woke up at 8 a.m. and began packing our belongings in preparation for the day ahead. By breakfast at 9 a.m., we had packed all our gear, leaving only the tent empty. My backpack weighed in at 16 kg, ready for the hike. Breakfast was quick—tortillas with cheese—before we dismantled the tent and […]

Today, we woke up earlier than planned at 7:30 a.m. for a 9 a.m. breakfast. We spent the extra time relaxing in the tent until 8:30, when we put on our Christmas hats and headed to the mess hall dome. To set the festive mood, we played Christmas music and enjoyed a breakfast of bacon. […]

Today, we woke up at 7 a.m., ready for our hike to Camp One. The morning began with an hour spent packing up the inside of the tent, including sleeping bags and mattresses. Once that was done, we organized our belongings into three separate bags: one for the hike up, one to be sent to […]

Today was a slow, lazy day. We woke up at 8:30 a.m. and headed down to the mess hall dome for breakfast at 9. We were served pancakes with dulce de leche, which were a delicious start to the day. After breakfast, we stayed in the dome, relaxing and chatting until 11 a.m., when it […]

Today, we woke up at 7:30 a.m. and made some final preparations before heading to breakfast at 8. We were treated to some tasty cinnamon buns to fuel us for the day ahead. After breakfast, we went to the other dome to put on our double boots and finalize our bags, including adding the ice […]

Today, I woke up from the best sleep I’d had in days, even though I got up a couple of times during the night to go to the bathroom. At 9 a.m., we headed to the main dome for breakfast, where we had toast with spreadable cheese and more cheese. While eating, we drank plenty […]

We woke up at 5:45 a.m. and had to rush to pack up our tent and gear, ready for the mule drivers to pick everything up by 6:30 a.m. This early deadline was because the mules needed to cross the river, make it to base camp, and return by 1:30 p.m., as the mountain prohibits […]

Today, we were woken up by the sun at around 6:30 a.m. Since there was no point in trying to sleep for an extra 30 minutes, we decided to start packing right away—a necessary choice given that it took us almost an hour to pack up everything, including our tent, just in time for breakfast […]