T I just can't sleep period, whether from nervous excitement or trying to go to bed early to wake up at 2:00 a.m. The one year we decided we would just go at midnight since we weren't going to sleep anyway was the one time I didn't make it to the summit, so I'm wary of going sleepless again.
This is from the master of empathetic mountain literature:
The waiting aggravated our impatience and we knew we would not sleep if we were to leave at 1.00 a.m. so we prepared to leave earlier. Activity appeared more desirable than the constant checking of watches in anticipation of departure. Joe Tasker,
Savage Arena, page 195
