What an amazing experience. Yes I was very sick, but I got to see some absolutely amazing things. The terain itself was something I've never seen before. I got to walk through the rainforest! The dust at the top was how I imagine the moon would be like. I was part of a very special group of people without whom I wouldnt have made it up. The power of those donations for The Hill and The Mountain Challenge at www.virginmoneygiving.com/RachelEHill totally helped me ...

I wake up at about 8am and get dressed with Eugenia to see Tara off at 8.30. Everyone else is up from our group too and its nice to see this camaraderie. We're all totally spent but we still make the effort to say goodbye to each other. She goes off and I have made sure I've collected everyones email so we can all email each others photos out and keep in touch if we so wish. Then the rest of us have breakfast before Jack, Katheryn, Eugenia and Travis get loaded i...

I wake by 6.30am and Eugenia is out taking photos. I use the loo and then have a little look around the camp. I can hear people singing on the other side of camp. It feels really nice here and I'm sure at 3820m we are all feeling a lot more comforable. I enjoy my tea and water bowl and Eugenia helps me get my knees strapped up for the rest of the descent. I put on two pairs of socks and then get my stuff together before breakfast. Everyones feeling good today and...

Its about 1.30pm. The heat has warmed everything up to a lovely temerature and I cant quite believe how cold it was just 14 hrs ago. Again I have to climb the rocks up to the loo and then down again to the food tent. My legs and knees are starting to ache and I'm a little concerned about my joints for the first time this trip. I have very old knee and ankle injuries and I have a familiar aching feeling, though I havent felt them for years. We have a lovely meal a...

Early this morning we are woken up for some food and tea. We stumble down to the food tent by about 11.30pm with all of our day packs and have tea and biscuits and prepare ourselves ready for the final push. Most of us are exhausted. I've no idea how I'm going to do at this but I can't come this far and not have a go at getting to the top. Despite everything in my body wanting to just go back to bed. Phil and Ed are singing Les Miserables songs and it lightens th...