In the meantime up we went; the night passed away in continual ascent; the din and uproar around us became more and more intensified; I was stifled and stunned; I thought my last hour was approaching; and yet imagination is such a strong thing that even in this supreme hour I was occupied with strange and almost childish speculations.
Entretanto, seguíamos subiendo, no cesando en toda la noche nuestro movimiento ascensional; el estrépito que nos rodeaba crecía constantemente; me sentía casi asfixiado, y estaba convencido de que mi última hora se acercaba; sin embargo, la imaginación es tan rara, que me entregué a una serie de reflexiones verdaderamente pueriles.