Where's A Magic Wand When You Need One?
So this was it. Alpine adventure 2023 and more specifically, our ascent of Mont Blanc, was about to end and we hadn't even reached the Tete Rousse Refuge. FUCK! Ahead of me, Aaron, Samantha and Craig were forging ahead, but behind and below me by about one hundred meters, our fourth team member was really, really struggling. And there was I, stuck in the middle. I could easily catch up with the lead three, but there was no way I was going to leave one of the guys struggling on their own behind me. I turned around and started to descend. Once I reached her, I gave her the option of turning back with me and heading to the train station. However, she was having none of that, and insisted she wanted to carry on. She should have listened to me as I already knew the outcome of this climb, but I went along with her wishes, and we continued upwards until we caught up with Sam, Craig and a very stern looking Aaron. He had the last say on whether or not we carried on and the simple truth w