MIS SENTIMIENTOS RUMBO A LA CIMA DEL MUNDO.

My feelings bound for the top of the world.

MOUNTAINEERING; MOUNTAINS

EVEREST, Mount (China & Nepal); CHINA; NEPAL

Each day has it own summit, even though the final goal seems so dim and far away. There was the problem of too many climbers. Failing the first and second attempts, we seemed to have arrived at the and of our expedition. The adverse climate subjected us to desperate situations. Physically and mentally exhausted, we arrived at the limit of our capacities. Everest looks solemn and peaceful as if in deep rest, but it hides its true identity. Isn't it the mountain which fills us with passion, which we should conquer in this life? Sixty days have passed since we arrived to the mountain chain. Darkness rules in a night without the moon; the sky is starlit as it has never been before. I finish climbing a wall of stone, the wind blows against my forehead throwing pieces of ice in my face; its force knocks me down and I am aware of the ice on my pick at the edge of an abyss 3.5 km deep. I panic and can't move. I remember my dreams about my children. I see the faces of my family on the mountains; should I go back? The cord has a diameter of 5 mm; if I fall it will not support me but psychologically it keeps me tied to the mountain. I am 150 m from the summit and a drop of 25 m; with much determination I know that I am going to get there ... at last I step on the snow at 8,850 m, the summit of Mt. Everest! I can't breathe from the effect of 360 ° of infinite horizon of mountains, masters of life. I embrace my friend and with cheers of jubilation, we laugh and cry in these moments of glory. I thank God for having given me the opportunity to come near Him who has been within me with each step taken. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cada día tiene su propia cima, por lejana y oscura que se vea la meta final. Había el problema de la acumulación de escaladores. Al fallar el primero y el segundo intento, parecía llegado el fin de nuestra expedición. El clima adverso nos hizo pasar por situaciones desesperadas. Desgastados física y mentalmente, llegamos al límite de nuestras capacidades. El Everest se ve solemne y en paz como en profundo reposo, pero esconde su verdadera identidad. ¿No es la montaña, que nos llena de pasión, lo que debemos hacer en esta vida? Han transcurrido ya 60 días desde que arribamos a la cordillera. La oscuridad impera en una noche sin luna; el cielo, estrellado como nunca. Termino de escalar una pared de piedra, el viento me pega de frente, proyecta pedazos de hielo en mi cara: su fuerza me tumba y me fijo al hielo con mi piolet al borde de un abismo de 3.5 km de profundidad. Entro en un estado de pánico que no me permite moverme. Recuerdo mis sueños con mis hijos, veo los rostros de mi familia sobre las montañas; ¿debo regresar? La cuerda tiene un diámetro de 5 mm; si caigo no me soportará, pero psicológicamente me mantiene atado a la montaña. Estoy a 150 metros de la cima y un desnivel de 25 metros; con gran determinación sé que lo voy a lograr ... al fin piso la nieve a 8,850 m, ¡la cumbre del Monte Everest! Me quita el aliento el efecto de 360° de horizonte infinito con montañas, maestras de la vida. abrazo a mi amigo y con gritos de júbilo sonreímos y lloramos en instantes de gloria. Agradezco a Dios el darme la oportunidad de acercarme a Él, que ha estado dentro de mí en cada paso. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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