We made it!

Just a few pics and words to give an impression of the last three days - we are SO tired, we can barely talk!

The facts:
Day 1: 4.0 km (2.5 miles), 168m (555ft) elevation gain
Day 2: 14.1 km (8.8 miles), 1172m (3,845 ft) elevation gain
Day 3: 5.0 km (3.1 miles) to the top, 637m (2,090 ft) elevation gain, then 23.1km (14.5 miles), 1977m (6,486 ft) descent down to the base

TOTAL = 46.2 km OR 28.9 miles!




Mules arriving at base camp:


Hiking a flat bit:


Waiting for pack mules at high camp:


The kitchen at high camp:


Reaching the top of Pico Duarte:




Sun rise views over the Caribbean:




We are dead tired and have purple toes, sore knees and legs and feel like total zombies - so a more elaborate story will follow in a day or two.