Learning the hard way

Peter U has a nightmare Aconcagua climb

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In an email to Jamie, unedited, and don't laugh (!):

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What a coincidence..... Just got out from hospital i Mendoza. The wind has been fucking a lot with me under at Aconcagua. And with not anough water and storm, the mountain gave me a cerebral onemia at 6316mts for 5 days ago. Stil a bit paralized in the face, don´t see or hear to well, 3 broken ribs from heart compresson (was dead for a minute!), sora ass from 2 days on muel (heli couldnt land because of the storm), frozen dick (pissed in my pants) and not to good balanse. BUT I have progressed alot the last days, and the nevrologians says I will get 100% in shape again. Changed my flight back, so will relaxe home for x-mas before I start planning again. Aconcagua has been harsh this year with the winds. Only one US who sightet from bc that reached the summit on the glacier. Several others had to go down, and also more than 4 people with frostbites onemia and other injuries. But had a very nice trip before the shit hit me. Deffinately going again. Not the kind that gives up to easely.....

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