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Worst of all, we just could. not. breathe. We spent the majority of the long, long, LONG night struggling to breathe and fighting to sleep, but we seemed unable to do either of those things. To drift off to sleep was to wake up seconds later wheezing desperately; the minutes ticked by and it never seemed to get easier.
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Hahaha . . . . I had a night EXACTLY like that on Kilimanjaro. You'd have to experience it to believe it. A few nights later at the same altitude, I slept like a baby.
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It actually sparked a discussion with my wife about what we would do in that situation, if one of us got altitude sickness one stop short of the goal. We both decided that unless it was life threatening the other person should go all the way.
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I would agree with that. A couple of other clients of mine did Kilimanjaro the last few years and in both cases, the wives cruised up the mountain with little problem while the husbands struggled mightily, one not making it. On our trek, a couple of 70 year-olds made it and a 21 year-old paratrooper had to turn around with his lungs filling with water. You never know who's going to do well at altitude and shouldn't take it personally but you do have to take it seriously.
I liked that Tusker schedule for Everest base camp posted above. Lots of time to acclimitize and they have a good reputation. I'll bet they bring their own toilets too!! I might try that in a year or two.
Cowperson