In the beginning there was a tendency to climb up on the roof any time dad left the ladder out to escape the confines of four walls full of noise. Then an accidental opportunity to climb Kilimanjaro while bumping across East Africa in the back of a truck with twenty other backpackers. And from there the ten commandments for women with altitude were revealed.
Commandment One
Thou shalt ascend only one way - slowly. There are those who will be found on any trek who will attempt to win the ‘first-into-the-huts’ prize each night. They can generally be spotted by the latest gortex gear and having all the right food - power bars, protein shakes etcetera. But don’t feel inferior because you have three day old bread and vegemite. Speed counts for nothing up high and those that try it shall be struck down – see Commandment Two.
Commandment One
Thou shalt ascend only one way - slowly. There are those who will be found on any trek who will attempt to win the ‘first-into-the-huts’ prize each night. They can generally be spotted by the latest gortex gear and having all the right food - power bars, protein shakes etcetera. But don’t feel inferior because you have three day old bread and vegemite. Speed counts for nothing up high and those that try it shall be struck down – see Commandment Two.
