Tears in the Wind by Larry Semento

Author:Larry Semento
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Lawrence J. Semento
Published: 2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00

Hours slide by like minutes. The accumulated clutter of day-to-day existence--the lapses of conscience, the unpaid bills, the bungled opportunities, the dust under the couch, the inescapable prison of your genes--all of it is temporarily forgotten, crowded from your thoughts by an overpowering clarity of purpose by the seriousness of the task at hand.

Jon Krakauer – Into the Wild

May 28-Alone in a Tent

I awoke again to awful weather. It was very cold and snowing to the point that visibility was limited to a few feet. As usual, I slowly emerged from the warmth of the sleeping bag, reluctant to stir, but anxious to see what the mountain had in store for us today. I heard voices from the other tents, and we soon began discussing the weather. Phil, as usual, was cautiously optimistic, and advised that we would sit tight to see how the weather turned out.

Last night was the first that I spent alone in the tent. I considered Dennis’ leaving with mixed feelings; on one hand, I would miss him badly, but on the other, I would enjoy the extra room in the cramped tent. However, even though I had more space, it was remarkably colder without another body in the tent, and I had difficulty sleeping because of that. It just was not the same, waking up without Dennis there to greet me.

Although there are planned rest days during the trip, they were not anticipated until higher up on the mountain. We were now on our third day of inactivity, all on account of the poor weather. We still had plenty of time, but it was disconcerting to know that we had lost three days of climbing due to poor weather.

We spent this day much the same as the others, reading and sleeping in our tents, and enjoying our meals together in the cook tent. The mood of the group was somewhat dismal, considering that the weather had been so uncooperative. Hopefully, we would move up the mountain tomorrow.

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