14er magic!

The day has finally come! Tomorrow afternoon I leave for my attempt on Uncompagre Peak! Me and three of my friends are driving down their tomorrow after class. We're going to set up a base camp and then me and Chicago-boy will head for the summit that night, about 2am. We'll climb from the base around 10,000ft up to the summit at 14,634ft. Hopefully we'll get to the top right at sunrise, for some epic pictures and, of course, video! I was talking to our admissions councilor today, and the climb came up. He asked me to make a video of the trip. He even offered me a little camcorder to take, haha! I told him I had one, so I'm gonna use my Powershot digital camera for some sweet pics and some pretty good video. Look for that vid about a week or so after the climb. 

For the climb (as I've said) we're gonna use ice axes and crampons. Most of the climb is between 40 degrees and 70 degrees. There is one part towards the top that gets a little stepper and more technical. This will probably be the hardest part of the climb. We'll be low on oxygen and getting tired, but I think we'll make it through. I cant wait!!!  This will be so much fun!!

Well, this is gonna be my last post until after the climb (should be back sunday afternoon) so thanks for reading everyone. I'll put pictures up as soon as I can!

Until then, I hope everyone reads my previous post about my amazing Grandma, and then clicks on the link in the top right of the page and donates to the Relay for Life!

Thanks!