As you would have seen in previous photos there are these little plastic boots that we need to wear on summit night. Those who have seen them still can't understand why they need to be worn, well given the extreme cold that we'll be experiencing on summit night we will need these to ensure no toes are lost.
Part of the problem with wearing these boots however is they are plastic, and as you would expect plastic doesn't give. So with any normal shoes you should give yourself time to break them in, however with boots like these you need to break your feet in. Part of the breaking in process unfortunately means blisters which will hopefully turn into callouses.
It becomes mighty uncomfortable however I would much prefer to do it now rather than half way through summit night.
Anyway this where the strong stomach bit comes in. In the photo below you have the pleasure of seeing my feet in their current state, not pleasant by any means however just another part of the whole process.
Hope all is well and catchya on the flip side
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