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I ended up getting two sets of rain gear (I think I had Luke and Bobby’s…) and the repair kit. I think. I don’t really remember who had what – I just remember the chaos that was trying to get it all back. 😀

When we had finished splitting those three packs into everyone else’s, we sat around some more. There was a lot of wondering whether Ben would be able to continue with us, whether he would have to go to the hospital… No one knew anything and it was scary. None of us wanted Ben to go home – we all wanted to stick together. We had started it together, and we were going to finish it together. I know that’s what I was thinking, and I think that’s what everyone else was thinking.

Jen came and told us that we were going to start walking. She told us to get off the trail so Ben could pass us.

We all stood up and stepped off the trail, pulling our packs with us. We wanted to give them as much room as possible.

After a minute or two, Ben came hopping down the trail!

Ben hopping down the mountain

The rest of us were grinning at each other. He was moving! It was taking forever, but he was moving. I felt a bit better about what was happening…

Until I sat down to pull my pack on. I went to stand up… and nothing happened. I tried to stand up again. Nope, still not moving. I asked Sarah Margaret to help me up, and with her pulling my one hand, and using the trekking pole with my other hand, I was able to get up. I took a step and almost fell. Apparently two ducky suits and the repair kit make a huge difference in the weight that you carry. 😀

It’s a good thing the pace was slow, or I would not have been able to do it.

Of course, we did not get far. We made it around two switchbacks when Ben had to take a break.

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*Everything here is from my own memory and may not be correct. Outward Bound is not responsible for anything I post here. Thanks to NCOBS for letting me use their photos.*