7-Summits - The quest for the highest mountain in each of the seven continents, Update #5A.

January 27, 2004
Foresthill, CA

A quick addendum to yesterdays update and some pictures:
Injuries sustained: Nothing serious – all body parts are in tact. I have frost numb on 7 toes and have lost my taste sensation. Frost numb is a condition that results from the blood circulation preferentially shutting down to extremities and other non essential life-force organs. Basically the nerve endings die from lack of oxygen leading to a loss of sensation in that body part. Since nerve endings normally regenerate the condition is usually only temporary. Based on past experience, the toes come back on line in about 90-days and taste return in about 30-days.
Here are several photos from the expedition:


Landing at Patriot Hills, Antarctica on the blue ice runway

Randy on the summit of Vinson Massif (16,067’)


Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

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