On the way down to the camp!
Arriving at the summit of the Entrepose dune. Very ready for a rest.
A great view of the desert, with 300 to 600 foot tall dunes as far as you can see.
You can't appreciate how steep this really is. Paul and Colin on the way up.
Viktor, taking a break on the way up the last peak.
Summit of the Entrepose DuneBack row (l to r) Viktor from Serbia, Matt from Canada, Paul from Scotland, Colin from England.
Front row (l to r) Adel from Algeria, Justin from England.
On Christmas day we were given a half day off work. There isn't much to do on a half day off so we decided to run the Three Peaks Challenge. We asked the security chief to run us over to one of the field locations nearby and hiked 5 km back to camp, climbing three dunes on the way. It is fairly intense, taking about 2 hours total. The first dune is lower, maybe 300 vertical feet, but the last two are as tall as our usual climbing dune by the camp, close to 600 feet. We will be running it again on New Year's Day.
The catering staff did an ourstanding job on decorating and preparing for the Christmas meal. They served roast turkey, beef, lamb, ham, seafood and all the usual trimmings.
Merry Christmas!
M
