Still, it could have been worse.At least the asphyxiation-by-helmet I was suffering as we went over the 4,600-metre Paso de Jama took my mind off the cold.

• 更坏的事情随时有可能发生，至少我们是行驶在海拔4600米的伽玛台地，头盔带给我的窒息感使我暂时忘却了寒冷。