 Mount Elbrus journal entry:
August 18, 2002
“We awoke in the darkness, put on all of our layers, and got in
position for our journey to the summit. We left in the bitter –30
cold of night, with headlamps lighting the way. The stars glistened
above, and the trail of lamps looked like fireflies in the sky. The
sunrise washed the horizon with a blaze of pinks and oranges. The
profoundly vast space moved me. We were focused and determined to
reach the top of Europe.” |
