My hamstrings are burning, my breath ragged, my heart pounding high and hard. At 10.30am, with the temperature nudging 30, that first saddle is still an endless series of switchbacks away.
Not even an hour into my epic grade Larapinta trek, my internal monologue kicks in: Maybe I can t do this. This is harder than I thought. Do I need to do this? My pre-walk training regime – lose 10 kilos, do a daily
Yoga with Adriene session and a stroll around Sydney s Iron Cove (on the flat) once a week – might not be enough. What good was my bushwalker s just plod on, you ll get there mantra if muscle memory didn t kick in.
couldn t see it. . and a journey that would test them all, physically and emotionally. rob wasn t leaving doug. i don t think it s possible to get somebody who s incapacitated down the hillary step. the rescue that would save his life was no longer coming. the storm, the wind, the snow, the cold everything is just crescendoing. i don t want to die. i don t want to die. if you re stuck up there, you might as well be on the moon. tonight on frontline, storm over everest. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. > with major funding from the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. helping to build a more just world. and additional funding from the park foundation. committed to raising public awareness. narrator: for over 25 years, i ve been making the journey to mt. everest. i ve stood on its summit five times. the mountain has given me great joy and close friendships. it s also been a place of
couldn t see it. . and a journey that would test them all, physically and emotionally. rob wasn t leaving doug. i don t think it s possible to get somebody who s incapacitated down the hillary step. the rescue that would save his life was no longer coming. the storm, the wind, the snow, the cold everything is just crescendoing. i don t want to die. i don t want to die. if you re stuck up there, you might as well be on the moon. tonight on frontline, storm over everest. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. > with major funding from the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. helping to build a more just world. and additional funding from the park foundation. committed to raising public awareness. narrator: for over 25 years, i ve been making the journey to mt. everest. i ve stood on its summit five times. the mountain has given me great joy and close friendships. it s also been a place of