Volcán de Fuego
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Volcán de Fuego ~
Monday, January 12th
& Tuesday, January 13th
What an adventure!
-Hiked all day to base camp with 30+ lb of water and supplies on my back (7 hours)
-Traveled through farms, cloudy forest, dark rainforest, dry and open mountainous switchbacks
-Finally reached our base camp perched on the side of Acetenango and looking out onto Fuego
-Rested and regrouped by the fire and got to see Fuego explode every five minutes
-Had a freezing night snuggled in one sleeping bag, trying to navigate altitude sickness
-4am wake up to climb to the summit of Acetenango (4 hours of hiking)
-Run all the way down from base camp back to the beginning (3+ hours and horrific toe and quad pain)