The line

We continue with the publication of the micro-stories of the third edition of the competition: High Altitude Storieswe let you enjoy with "The line"by Cristina Majano Ledrado.

The line

-by Cristina Majano Ledrado

I turn one way, I turn the other way, I hear my partner's breathing, I turn again. My head is spinning: what am I doing here, am I ready, is it too much for me, will I make it to the summit?

Tonight's briefing left me shaken. My blood oxygen remained at 91%, but my heart rate had risen with the excitement before the big moment.

There has been no shortage of laughter in the group during the five days we have been on the route, but the seriousness with which the guide has given us the directions for D-Day has changed everyone's countenance. -You didn't come to die on the mountain," his words echo in my head. Will I be able to quit in time? Will I accept my defeat?

I have not come to die, I have come to rise, and I will rise.