Higher....

Two days of crying at BC because of my repeated failed attempt on Tocllaraju, we headed to climb Ishinca.  This being another extremely dificult "high altitude" mountain, we left early and took the slow and heavy approach as opposed to light an fast.  We again made it to the glacier where Nick had another episode of Acute Mountain Sickness, not an episode as he exclaims, but on edge.  Making the safe bet, he waited on the moraine as I soloed yet another mountain.  As I returned to Nick back at the moraine after another record time, I saw a wonderful piece of artwork in the snow.  Nick had almost perfectly written his signature in the snow...Laurie had taught him well, it was in a nice font as well, great.  Wally would have given him an "atta boy,"  this is a common occurence at the filthy chicken ranch.  I once saw Wally write the entire surgeon general warning in the snow after a thirty rack of PBR...Anyway, everything was well and back down to BC for yet more good grub.