After a fitful sleep we got up wearily as the alarm went off at 2am. One advantage of wearing most of your clothes to bed is it doesn't take long to get ready. Around an hour earlier the rain had finally stopped, so the park guides deemed it ok to go for the summit, but it had been touch and go. Our damp and bedraggled group set off once more around 2.15 am and trudged through the puddles to the entrance gate. Oh deep joy, we were greeted by a mixture of steep sl...

After a restless nights sleep, we awoke with a feeling of both anticipation and trepidation. Today was the big day we had been waiting for. With our day packs ready, complete with 3 litres of water we first stopped for breakfast and to collect our packed lunches. I knew I should eat, but could only manage to force down a slice of toast. We reached Timpophon Gate just before 9am and following a final briefing from Henry we set off up the mountain along the summit ...