Soooooo, this one was challenging for me. The whole way up was a struggle and it wasn’t until I reached the summit that I realized I had elevation sickness.

Immediately after removing my pack I felt weird so I thought to myself, “ok I’ll eat my pickle quickly and take my picture before heading down.’’

As I am waiting for my pic I get this terrible cramp in my stomach and immediately upchuck my delicious snack turned toxic acid.  As soon as I  puke I headed down but never have I ever encountered something like this. I am by no means a super expert hiker but this experience  definitely made me think that unexpected things can happen to the most prepared person.

I believe my reaction was a combination of elevation and a cold I later got that week, thankfully I am ok now!