Descending the rock

The descent of the rock was quite hairy in places.  The steps were very slippy and there were an awful lot of people in a desperate rush to get down!

It had taken me about 35 minutes to climb the rock.  Once we were back on the coach, Alex told us about a race last year sponsored by Red Bull.  The winner, an endurance athlete from Colombia, completed the ascent in 3 minutes 9 seconds!!Read more