AAVE Trip BLOG » PMP1 - Oxygen is SOOOO Over-rated!

July 10, 2008
PMP1 - Oxygen is SOOOO Over-rated!

Posted by Cielito in : General AAVE Trip BLOG, Peru & Machu Picchu , trackback

Hello World,

Cielito again- a name which, by the way, makes EVERY Peruvian laugh out loud! I’m trying to give a quick shout out before going rafting in 15 minutes (Does the fun EVER stop?)

We’ve had quite an adventure down here in the land of Inca. We taunted and teased the laws of gravity on our mt bikes one day- only to be owned by those same powers the next day on our endless uphill hikes. To put things into perspective: last summer only 1 student cowboy’d up to attempt the downhill on Bike Day. This trip we had 5 students scream down the epic single track. I was impressed.

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Our trek was intense from the get-go. I warned the kids on day 1 that is was gnarly- did they think I was joking?? No way, bro-seph. This trek kicked our butts with ascents of 3 passes over 14,000 in two days!! It was so rad to see these kids push themselves to their limits and not give up. Blisters? Whatever. Pulmonary Edema? Bring it on! Who needs oxygen when you’ve got a group singing “I Will Survive” at nearly 15,000 ft!

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So this internet connection is like mad wicked slow and I can only upload a couple new pictures. Keep posted for more imagery.

-Skyeler

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