An homage to my late grandfather, Mr. Wan Yao Huang whose publications include "The Reminiscences of Mr. Wan Yao Huang".

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Fwd: Haleakala, descent part 1


Mile marker 14. Eight to go. I made it maybe a hundred yards beyond
this sign. With no realistic chance of summiting (would probably take
me at least 2 hours from this point), and the fact that
I'm just plain tired, I'm deciding to call it a day and descend. A
couple miles back I actually had delusions that I would make it, with
Kei, Howie, and Katie cheering me on as I entered the lot. Obviously
delusional as Katie already descended.

At least I reached my secondary goal of making it 2/3 of the way to the top. I estimate at this point the elevation is about 7200' or 7500'.

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