Wednesday, December 26, 2012

10 hour hike- volcano Maderas

It was 1,394 meters from ground to peak and 6km walking up from starting point.

We left at 8am, it took about 4.15 hours to get up to the top , we hired a guide for 15 dollar who spoke zero English and brought his dog named Big Boy. Me and Wolff went, Steve stayed back . I fell 5 times along the way. Win. After the first hour of track it begins to get really muddy which he didn't prepare for. At the very top it looked like a river in a forest which was surrounded by large rocks and trees 360 degrees around. We are basically inside the volcano , obviously inactive but still Pretty cool for Xmas day. There was a section where if you put your feet into the mud near the lake you instantly sink down to your knees. I had the gopro camera with me so we used it for most of the trek up and then put it on Big Boy and he was running around a bit. It took like forever to get back down, about 4.5 hours . My palms were sweaty , knees weak, arms heavy. Mom's spaghetti


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