[Editorial note: as the elevation went up and space in my Africa journal went down, my journal entries got shorter and grammar got worse. I've edited it a bit for content and sense...]
My attitude has reached "home stretch" mode--I'm cold, feeling the altitude a bit, and, to be honest, need a break from family time--going on 3 straight weeks of family time is a bit much... but we wake up at 4 am tomorrow to hike the Western Breach before the sun and melting/falling rocks make the trail too dangerous. This morning, our water bottles were frozen when we set out for Arrow Glacier. It took hours for my camelback hose to thaw enough to be useful. Jesse, Sophie, Erik, Lema, and I went back up Lava Tower while the rest of the group went on. Lava tower was fun again, and the trail was nice heading over to Arrow Glacier: steep with beautiful views.
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Arrow Glacier camp is beautiful, above (way above) a solid layer of clouds, at the foot of the steep skree fields of the Western Breach. The other side of camp seems to drop away into nothingness, though if you walk to the edge, you can see the top of Lava Tower far far below. After lunch in camp, I took a much-needed nap before the high-altitude safety briefing and a game of bananagrams and dinner. Right after dinner, Sophie and I crawled into our sleeping bags to listen to podcasts on our iPods and keep warm. Sunset was beautiful. Bed time now.
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