My Story with Antarctica- HIKING IN USHUAIA

HIKING IN USHUAIA

29.2.2012

Today was the hiking day in Ushauaia. Our team (Amundsen) consists of 8 people from different countries and backgrounds. Our hiking capabilities were extremely different. Yet, we made it to the summit. We climbed the Mountain Glacier and saw the effects of global warming. The ice level is degrading every year. What a wonderful and terrific view. It is unfair to let it get destroyed by our irresponsible actions towards affecting the environment sustainability. Yesterday we had a training on how to manage climbing as a team. Today was the real team work day. We were left to hike all the way to the mountain attached to each other via a rope. Proper instructions were given to us by the 2041 team who were very much concerned about the layers we should wear. The Amundsen team was fantastic and did a real great job on the way to the summit and the way back as well. Though we were the slowest team, it was not at all our concern. We were not competing to reach, rather we were caring to get the best out of this experience and get the value of being one team. Leading and following was everyone's role. Our communication with each other to slow down, have water and snacks, break, go faster ,etc was tremendously amazing. On the way back from the top, we took another path. We hiked through the jungle. Peaceful and beautiful with all the surrounding trees, small water falls, the crunching dry leaves under our boots, the stars of the sun arms crossing between the trees, a serene and unforgettable view. Then we had a talk about sustainability and the megaforces. In the end we were given some instructions to get ready to our life time journey to the Antarctic by tomorrow by Allah's will. The communication from tomorrow (1.3.2012) onwards will be limited, hence my updates will be not that frequent and only when possible.