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Never Too Late:
Grandma Conquers the Top of the World

The uphill climb is so steep that

our goal was to go about five miles

each day. The porters warned us to

v.
to get used to a new situation; to change or adapt
adjust to the changes in oxygen by
adjust

going slowly. Otherwise, we could

n.
the height above sea level
altitude
get altitude sickness, which can cause headaches,

stomachaches, and shortness of breath. They always

reminded us by saying, “Pole, pole.” That’s Swahili* for

“go slowly.”

* Swahili: a language spoken in eastern and central Africa

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