Entries from each day of the Summit for Danny Peru climbs will be transcribed here as they are phoned or e-mailed in by Bob Bryant and his climbing teams. Material will be edited for purposes of continuity and updates will be posted as soon as we are contacted.

Hello All, So tomorrow is the big day. Peru has been a fascinating experience. I think I have been bitten by the travel bug (can i have more time off? hehe). I have been speaking Spaninsh about half of the time and I don`t evem know Spanish. Every taxi, train, plane ride has been a Spanish lesson. I am starting to think in Spanish, itçs weird. I am really having the time of my life. Macchu Pichu was beyond words. The Peruvian people are the poorest, most generous and peaceful spirits I have ever met. A cab driver showed me Ariquipa (8 hour layover on the way to Lima) for 5 hours today. We had lunch and dinner together, and talked all day, and he does not speak English. We stopped by his house on the way to the airport and I met his Son. "Se llama Felix." Everybody greets eachother and smiles and are polite and more formal than in the US. Very interestng and warm culture. So tommorrow is the big trek. We leave Lima on a bus for 7 hours and then to Huarez for "dos dias", and then up to 19,000 feet. I will have a satellite link so I will try to copy you on the emails I send to KEYT... pictures too! Take care and have a great weekend in SB! Love, John Herzog

Hello Santa Barbara, today we left the Huaripampa Valley. A truck drove us up to 16,000 feet where we will continue our ascent. This has truly been an amazingly, inspirational experience. It’s so much more than we ever could have imagined. At every turn we see beautiful waterfalls, lakes, peaks and valleys. The climbing is tough but well worth it. Tonight we’re camping at the base of Mt. Pisco and through the mist we’re able to catch glimpses of the summit. See you soon. Bob Foster

Hello Again! Well we made it! The top was 19,190 feet. The climb ended up being MUCH more technical than anticipated. A big snowbridge which had spanned a crevase (sp?), had collapsed, and we had to scale a 30 meter wall using our ice axes and crampons. We used an extra safety line on the decsent. The biggest factor contributing to the difficulty was overall fatigue. We had been trkking at an average altitude of 14000 feet for 7 days prior to the ascent and the last two nights were spent at 16,500 feet. I think it just took a lot out of us. I was really impressed by the effort and drive of our team. The level of committment was what made it happen. I think many of us, inclñuding myself, would have been happy to turn back and get down the hill to lower altidues, but our mission pushed us. It was incredible. The only reason that our three did not make it was just pure physical exhaustion. Sorry about not getting images and text to you all prior to this. Our equipment failed on the mountain and we were not able to to transmit to KEYT. However, I did send some great summit video and stills to KEYT last night, so hopefully you can see the full wrap up tonight on the news! Thanks again for your support. Love, John