Tajumulco

Today the guys hiked up the majority of the Tajumulco volcano, the highest point in Central America to the camp site near the summit where they will spend the night.

No serious incidents on the way up although Jen was trapped mid bush poo when her knee which she had earlier injured seized up on her! She must have been panicking but luckily she managed to get out of it herself without calling for help!!!

The team were running low on water so sent for a mule to bring some more and it only seemed logical to load it with beer as well so they will be enjoying beers at the summit. These are sure to be nice and cold as it is freezing on this the most exposed point in Central America and at over 4000 meters the altitude adds a nice chill!

At last contact there was cloud hugging the summit so they were waiting for this to clear so they can enjoy the stunning views, if it does tonight they will summit for sundowners, if not a nice early 4am start to catch sunrise.




A last thought, some of you may have heard Dom's latest excuse for potential poor performance which was a sore bum! He has been avidly applying 'deep heat' to help soothe his aching bum so much so that he actually burnt it. It is aparaently a little swollen and looks like the peak of Tajumulco, photo above shows Dom's bum...I mean Tajumulco!

Tajumulco