Journal - Expedition 69 - Visages

69th Expedition - Fleur

Good thing Anthony upgraded all the climbing handholds, not only are they much easier to install in the cliff faces, they’re also a lot nicer to use.
We’re setting the last few handholds tomorrow, then we can finally get out of these caverns and see the sun again. I can’t wait to rejoin the mountaineering team.
I still remember that first mountain we scaled. Watching the sun rise above the clouds was magical. But rappelling down as we set the handholds was pure exhilaration.
I know some of the others chafe at being restricted to recon-only. I get it’s not very satisfying making maps and prepping trails while people are dying, but this prep work will pay off in the long run. It may not be glamorous, but truly essential work rarely is. Doesn’t make it any less important. And as the Expedition 69 motto says, we are literally laying a trail for the ones who come after.
Step by step, handhold by handhold, each Expedition carries the next one forward.