Finally got Bently back from Mexico and Columbia. It was a good trip for him and a learning experience. He didn't summit either mountain he was trying for which was what I thought would happen, but he did make it to 16,300 feet on Sleeping Lady. The failed trips are the best for learning. Most impressive was that he slept in the open on trails and beaches. Something I don't do unless emergency. One night he slept at 12,800 feet in the high rainforest of Columbia. Next month we head together to summit Orizaba the highest in Mexico. He spent less than $600 total on this 9 day trek. Less than the price of an Xbox 360. This solo trip of his has given me enough confidence that I'll take him with on a good climb. I flew in this morning from Chicago and he flew in from Cartegena and we met up on lower Dry Canyon to snowshoe the Mt Logan ridge
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