On a High in Chile ; Alfred Lee Toasts Wwii with the Finest Wines In
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WHILE images of Chilean miners returning from deep in the earth have been beamed around the world, today I'm as far from those pictures as it's possible to get. Standing at the summit of Toco volcano, 5,625 metres above sea level, images of famous climbers Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay race through my mind, and while Toco is no Everest (8,848m), I do feel I've just climbed the highest mountain in the world.
Despite the elation, my head is pounding and my lungs scream for oxygen. On high altitude hiking in Chile, the oxygen-depleted atmosphere makes you feel you have the worst hangover ever, combined with a touch of flu.See the full content of this document
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On a High in Chile ; Alfred Lee Toasts Wwii with the Finest Wines In
Why go through such an ordeal? All around me is the answer: breathtaking views of the Bolivian Altiplano, Argentina and the Atacama salt flats. Now I know how great climbers feel as they stand on top of the world.
Toco, one of the highest peaks of northern Chi...See the full content of this document
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