Again I was guiding Old Scona High School from Edmonton. This time it was Machu Picchu. I knew how thin the air is there because it was my second trip. I went to the gym for 3 months every day to build up my stamina. It helped but still, it was not easy to climb to the summit.

Everyone who has been to Machu Picchu gets the same picture. Here is mine:

Nina Turek