I woke up at 2:45am and got dressed for the climb and then forced my self to eat some oatmeal. By 4:05am our group of 4 was climbing with headlamps toward the peak.
We reached the peak at 8:05, hung out for about 45 mins, unexpectadly ran into climbing legend Jimmy Chin on the summit, and then got back to the saddle by noon. I really wanted to get to the parking lot to meet up with Mary so I encouraged out group to move quickly to the parking lot. We got back to the parking lot at 3:15pm. The hardest part of the hike with cruising to the bottom from the saddle...it really pounded my legs and I developed large blisters on my toes. It was a great hike though and I'd love to do it again!
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