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Just like that, it's about
time. We've been here stalled for two whole weeks. During this time, we have
stood the rain that has fallen nonstop. The tedious state of having nothing
to do. The uncertainty of looking at the sky each day to check that nothing
has changed and if it does it is for worse. Definitively, we've had to keep
our mind in shape, despite the external stimulus that have tried to tear down
our barriers. That is how things were, with the spirit high some days and way
down low on others. An expedition to the Himalayas is like that. Today the
day is different. The sun shines and our spirit beams with its own light.
Millions of tons of ice and snow have started to fall from all the walls that
surround us. The accumulated snow during these days, warmed by the sun, has
started sliding and the mountain is melting. Avalanches roar nonstop, but for
us, safe in our little home at the bottom of the peak, they sound like glory.
Now is the time to fall and not while we are under, don't you think? We are
nervous, can't stand still, because we hope that this good weather continues
and we can leave for the final assault. Each team has its plans. Some will
leave tomorrow, to go slower. Others, among them me, we will have a race. We
are going to try to go directly to camp 2 in one day, passing those 2,000
meters of altitude difference that are well known for our legs and on the next
day we will advance in a long journey to the usual location of camp 4. So, in
two days, we will step on the summit pyramid and the moment will come, to
prove our fortune in the highest part. There, nothing will be easy and we
will have to fight with strength to achieve our dream. We have prepared each
detail, each thing that we have to take up there. We are nervous, watching
the clouds that come, wishing that they are nothing but the product of heat.
It has to be good, it has to be. We have been here for a long time, too
much, and that will be noted when we take off. The rhythm will be slower,
exhausting, because so many days of inactivity have left our muscles weak. It
is always like that. We will have to know how to suffer more, and trust that
this is the last effort that we are going to ask from our bodies. We are
certain that if the days continue like this, we will be able to get to the top
and be back here fine. One of these days we will leave for the summit, to
that point in space that has haunted us for weeks. We have our illusion
intact and everybody, in their own way, have been suffering these last days in
which it is difficult to hide tension. I look at my boots, my thermal
clothes, my material. I will soon get dressed to leave again, to try to pass
that eight thousand meters mark. We are going to dream with our luck, dream
that the weather respects us and that in a few days everything is over. May
luck be with us and let's hope that our effort doesn't go in vain.
Carlos Pauner
Translated from Spanish by
Jorge Rivera
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Millet One
Sport Everest Boot has made some minor changes by adding
more Kevlar. USES Expeditions / High
altitude / Mountaineering in extremely cold conditions / Isothermal to
-75°F Gore-Tex® Top dry / Evazote Reinforcements with aramid threads.
Avg. Weight: 5 lbs 13 oz Sizes: 5 - 14 DESCRIPTION Boot with semi-rigid
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collar.
Expedition footwear for
mountaineering in conditions of extreme cold. NOTE US
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A cold
weather, high altitude double boot for extreme conditions The Olympus
Mons is the perfect choice for 8000-meter peaks. This super lightweight
double boot has a PE thermal insulating inner boot that is coupled with
a thermo-reflective outer boot with an integrated gaiter. We used a
super insulating lightweight PE outsole to keep the weight down and the
TPU midsole is excellent for crampon compatibility and stability on
steep terrain. WEIGHT: 39.86 oz • 1130 g LAST: Olympus Mons
CONSTRUCTION: Inner: Slip lasted Outer: Board Lasted OUTER BOOT: Cordura®
upper lined with dual-density PE micro-cellular thermal insulating
closed cell foam and thermo-reflective aluminium facing/ Insulated
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