2/06/07 Planning Blog Entry
Camping on Humphrey's Peak.... In winter.
Scott's first entry (2/6/07):
I really don't remember when my fascination with remote places started, but I think it was pretty young, backpacking with my dad or getting lost in Utah in an old Jeep with Uncle Dave. In reality I can't recall a time when I wasn't filled with wanderlust.
However, the desire to visit the inhospitable and extreme ends of the world did develop later, probably when I was freezing on the top of Humphrey's Peak (12,600'), in Winter. Most people (normal people) climb it in Summer, when it is actually fun to do, unlike clawing up a scree field at 10 degree's only to be hit with 40 mph winds and snot frozen to our faces at the saddle. Somehow I figured it was fun, and worth doing again, only at one of the coldest places on earth, The Arctic Ocean.
I am lucky to have a friend like Chris, for many reasons, but when it comes to things like expeditions, it is a perfect team. First, he doesn't laugh at all of my harebrained ideas, and secondly, he is great with details, like making sure we don't freeze to death... And here we are, a month away, the truck is in pieces in the garage and I have a big list of stuff to do. Thanks for reading!
Scott