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With less than 2 weeks to go the countdown has deffo begun.

At the weekend I bought an MP3 player to keep me sane over the 10 weeks (just need to load it up now) and got all my medication etc. Got our kit-bags and our official fleeces in the post today so it's all starting to feel very real.

Have had a couple of very successful fundraising activites as well so the running total for Fields of Life is continually on the up (many thanks to all who have donated so far).

Today we started our 3 week course of Intermittent Hypoxic Training on the Go2Altitude® machine thanks to Peak Centre Ireland.

This requires 5 x 1 hr sessions per week for 3 weeks. This should help reduce resting heart rates, increase VO2Max and increase haemoglobin levels in the blood, all helping aclimatisation at altitude.

Was up late last night packing. We got 50kg of kit freighted off today. Bit mad packing the stuff off thinking next time we wear it will be at base camp!

Anyway, another leg of the journey.

Heading off to Scotland to day for the last bit of technical training. Have a weekend of ice-climbing planned round Glencoe/Ben Nevis and then probably a bit of crag and jumar work on Sunday - we're deffo inside the final furlong now!

We're all back in Mendoza having shaved, showered, bandaged our wounds and moisturised our sunburn.

We all successfully summited on Friday 11th after a long and difficult asscent. The night before "the tormenter" storm never materialised but did manage to shake tents and nerves with 100mph winds and -40 degree C wind chill.

Saturday followed with a long decent to base camp to complete the treverse and yesterday we completed the 40km trek out to Puente Del Inca where a few well deserved beers were enjoyed by all.

Arrived in Mendoza. It´s a balmy 30 degrees here (though was -13 at base camp 2 days ago!)

Have met up with Gavin and Steve, will spend tomorrow getting permits, food and gear together before heading off on the 31st.

Just heading out now to sample all that Mendoza is famous for!

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