Good News.
I met with Dr. Hugo this afternoon, and the next Mountaineering Club trip is successfully set up for Novermber 18th-19th at the mountain named Huayna Potosi. Not only that, but he is giving us an awesome deal on the trip. For each student, it will only cost 200 Bs., or $25. This includes:
Equipment: Boots, Crampons, ice picks, rain gear, gators, harnesses, gloves, caribeeners (sp?), etc.
Food: Friday lunch and dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch
Guides: 5 guides, and a doctor
Transportation: 2 Off-roading Jeeps. And a mini-bus.
Lodging: At the Refugio, which is a little cabin at the base of Huana Potosi that contains bunk beds and a kitchen.
There will be space for 15 students, and 5 of us adults from the school. We talked about the weekend a little, and decided that we will leave on Friday at around 1pm from the school and get to the mountain about 3 oclock, where we will be practicing repelling and some other fun rope-techniques off of the giant damn wall that sits at the base of the mountain. Friday night will be a time for praise/prayer/fellowship in the Refugio. Saturday we will go into the glaciers and practice climbing on Ice walls and teach everyone how to walk with the crampons. There will be one guide for every 4 students, so it will be a very safe day. We will then return to the city Saturday night, as a group of French are going to climb the mountain on Sunday.
Well I need to get going, and work on getting the flyers/bulletins/permission slips out to the families by tomorrow. Thank you so much for your prayers, and continue praying these upcoming weeks for this next trip.
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4 comments:
WOW - Jon, that's awesome!! Way to go!!! I bet you're soo excited. :-)
Let us know how it goes!!
Jon! Keep living it up! Its awesome to hear about you impacting students and loving life in a major way at the same time...You're on to something. It looks like this trip's gonna be awesome! Keep the pictures coming, they're breath-taking.
Linds
Juany,
Ok, so I am re-actiating my blog... check it out, springtimeorchard.blogspot.com. Wish I could visit you agin in Bolivia, but with a change in everything here, I don't think it will be possible. Next time you are back in the states, you have to stay in the new apartment in Oak Park (way cooler than GE). ok, talk to you later.
Dave
I'm so happy to see the great way God is using you there! I'm sure the students are looking forward to the trip!
MoxM
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