During the night, the temperatures inside the tent got down
to -15 degrees which seems bloody freezing. The sleeping bags however where
really warm and it might be interesting to know that wearing less inside them
is more. So instead of putting lots of layers on, just thermals is enough as
the body needs to be able to heat up the sleeping bag itself. Only the head
sticking out got cold. This meant that I buried it instead inside the sleeping
bag (whilst asleep) which lead to me repeatedly waking up and needing to get
some fresh air from outside the sleeping bag. Additionally, when I woke up I
nearly strangled myself with the cords which tighten the head bit as I somehow
managed to tangle them 
around my neck. Sleeping in a tent in Antarctica is far
more life threatening in so many more ways than I expected... But, I survived.
Today, I woke up a little late (around 10am), so we left
later than expected. Hence, we went to climb the Myth (1235m) which was only a
short drive away and just behind the Mythical Monster. The
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| Cuddled up with the teddybear, ready to go to sleep (Photo: Steve) |
way up was good fun
and it was really nice and sunny. The only thing is that I realised just how
unfit I was. However, the scary bits were a bare minimum. Coming down was a
totally different story. I had forgotten how scared I am walking down the hill...
But hej, even though it was type 2 fun (not fun at the time, but in
retrospect), I managed to pull through thanks to Steve and we made it back to the
tent, exhausted but in one piece. The sunset was absolutely stunning!
We spoke to Mike (our base commander) on scheds. The weather
for tomorrow is looking amazing again. For dinner we had mushroom Risotto and
menfood (beans and chicken sausages in tomato sauce).
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| (Photo: Steve) |
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| (Photo: Steve) |
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| Happy and on the summit! (Photo: Steve) |
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