Between Heaven and Earth (part 3, death by mountain sickness)

          Last time on joshposts....
In Between Heaven and Earth.....

          "Moderate Mountain sickness involves a headache that does not respond to medication. Shortness of breath continues even when sitting or lying down. Nausea becomes vomiting, and fatigue causes the hiker to feel as if he can no longer move forward."
           
          -Elijah, the guide   

          THIS is the Dreaded Mountain Sickness. Many a man has spoken of this sickness, but every year about 15 people die because of the Mountain Sickness. DJ thinks this is crazy talk but he will soon learn....
DJ, an old lady named Doris, a trio of Finnish people, Sarah and Elijah, the guide begins their journeys. When Elijah says that their next destination is in twenty minutes, the mini- trip takes hours (hello, ever heard of a watch? It measures time! *gasp*). Nothing good happens after that, except when Sarah kisses DJ...

           On the cheek. Then DJ, Doris and Sarah start to fall behind on the trip and they learn many things about each other. After that there is a lot of climbing. The group climbs the breakfast wall, a giant wall that can easily exhaust a person and make them lose their breakfast (and I thought the breakfast wall was a wall made out of pancakes and eggs!). The book describes the climbing very well, but I will skip those details so you don't die of boredom. During the hike, DJ helps Doris climb the mountain and at the same time, DJ learns more about himself and he creates a perfect picture of himself by looking at Sarah's courage, Doris's bravery, Elijah's determination and heads straight to the mountain, carrying that perfect man to the top.