It’s 4am, the hut keeper wakes you gently…night lingers but the coffee is both welcome and good. With rope, crampons and ice-axe your guide leads you slowly and surely onto the glacier.  Daylight slowly chases away the night stars to reveal scenery which wakes you from the last hint of slumber.  Thirst and fatigue disappear as you climb the final few meters to the summit.  The images of your ascent and these special moments shared with your guide are etched indelibly into your memory.