{"id":355,"date":"2006-12-18T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-19T01:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inaheartbeat.ca\/tyl\/?p=355"},"modified":"2006-12-18T20:19:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-19T01:19:00","slug":"summit-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/2006\/12\/18\/summit-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was -35, windy, and sunny for our summit bid<\/font>.  We got up at 7 am and were underway by 10:00 am<\/font>.  Ian got off early but his oxygen saturation dropped and his heart <\/font>rate increased and came back to spend the day at Summit Camp<\/font>.  The rest of us were off: 8 km and 1200m elevation to gain – what a day.<\/font><\/p>\n

We made good time, but unfortunately at the 4400m mark Pat and I began to <\/font>wane.  <\/font>200m from the summit we checked everyone out – Pat’s oxygen saturation was 64,<\/font> mine was 73; i.e. both of us needed to be on a ventilator.  Dale on the<\/font> other hand was 93%!  Since we didn’t want Dale to attempt to summit without<\/font> an MD present, and since Pat and I clearly had to go down the mountain, the<\/font> trip was stopped 200m shy of the summit.  We were so close we could see the flag<\/i><\/font>.<\/p>\n

Dale was remarkable, strong, and had no issues with the elevation.  It is <\/font>likely that the compressed schedule, given our delays in Puntas Arenas, contributed to <\/font>Pat’s and my problem<\/font>.  We are now back in High Camp and are recuperating from the day – 12 hours long<\/font>.<\/p>\n

Overall I feel the trip has been an overwhelming success, and there is a<\/font> certain irony that the heart transplant recipient was best poised to summit <\/font>the mountain!!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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200 metres from Summit, December 18, 2006.<\/font><\/b><\/font>
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It was -35, windy, and sunny for our summit bid.  We got up at 7 am and were underway by 10:00 am.  Ian got off early but his oxygen saturation dropped and his heart rate increased and came back to spend the day at Summit Camp.  The rest of us were off: 8 km and … <\/p>\n

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