Did I wish for "normal"?
Good early morning everyone!
It is currently 1:23 AM and I am awake...obviously. I fell asleep reading to the kiddos but now I'm awake. The house is quiet and all of the lucky people that live here are sleeping - at this point I think the dog, who hangs pretty close to me, has even gone back to sleep. Oh well. I wished for "normal" and it appears to be back. That means waking up at odd hours and not being able to get back to sleep. I try, I really do. But I have a brain that won't always turn off when I want it to. That means I try to go to sleep but when that doesn't work, I have to distract the brain and listen to an audiobook, podcast, documentary stuff...anything. These days I'm absorbing all things Mt Everest and K2.
Fascinating stuff. I'm pretty close to being able to tell you all about the following from memory:
It is currently 1:23 AM and I am awake...obviously. I fell asleep reading to the kiddos but now I'm awake. The house is quiet and all of the lucky people that live here are sleeping - at this point I think the dog, who hangs pretty close to me, has even gone back to sleep. Oh well. I wished for "normal" and it appears to be back. That means waking up at odd hours and not being able to get back to sleep. I try, I really do. But I have a brain that won't always turn off when I want it to. That means I try to go to sleep but when that doesn't work, I have to distract the brain and listen to an audiobook, podcast, documentary stuff...anything. These days I'm absorbing all things Mt Everest and K2.
Fascinating stuff. I'm pretty close to being able to tell you all about the following from memory:
- Everest and K2 history
- who reached the summit first
- when
- Everest 1996 climbing season
- dates
- who died
- where they were from
- timeline
- weather
- K2 1998 climbing season
- dates
- who died
- where they were from
- timeline
- weather
- Related topics
- Climbing season
- Best times to summit/turnaround time
- Acclimatization
- Routes, camps and elevations on the north and south sides of Everest
- Everest is the highest peak on earth but not a technically difficult climb
- K2 is the second highest peak on earth but considered to be the most difficult climb
- Snow blindness
- Frostbite
- Sherpa
- High altitude information
- The Death Zone
- O2 levels at various elevations
- HAPE
- HACE
- Hypoxia
- AMS
- Human body response to high altitude
- Climbing ethics
- Summit fever
- 1996 Everest
- David Sharp controversy Everest 2006
- 1998 K2
- Personal responsibility
- Inexperienced climbers
- Commercial expeditions
- Recommended Documentaries
- Storm Over Everest (Frontline Special)
- The Summit
- Everest: Beyond the Limit (Discovery Channel Series 3 seasons)
- Dark Side of Everest
- The David Sharp Controversy
- Miracle on Everest
- Seconds from Disaster: Into the Death Zone
- Fatal Altitude: Tragedy on K2
- Books
- Into Thin Air
See, lack of sleep can lead to learning and entertainment! It also makes me a great partner for trivia games - right now those games would need to be all about Everest and K2 but I'm sure this level of knowledge will come in handy at some point...right? ;-)
I need to try to get back to sleep so I'm going to sign off. Take care of yourselves and I'll be back tomorrow night...hopefully at a more reasonable hour, but I'll be back.
Love to all!
Andee