Drinking from the mountain stream
before we do have to ascend
we know some will not come back
it will be the ending of some of them

Time to go boldly climbing
clambering up the rock face
many of us tack down
before we go to sleep

We will come to the summit in two days
already two have died and to rest we laid
one was my best friend
and I will miss her soo very much

We that are left hold hands
keeping our union together
just two days more
but it does seem like forever

On the last day
just before the summit
another three fell
in this cold freezing windy hell

At the top, we saluted our friends
for being up here and left their names on a plack
we would have to get back down again
and lose a few more friends attired with packs


By Christos Andreas Kourtis aka NeonSolaris