Alpha two end of phase slideshow

Alpha two, united as one, are here to reveal the mad moments in the past three weeks from the mighty macho trek.

A mere two hours from the word go, macho trek had a man down. Dutch man Harm had to be stretchered out in monsoon conditions. Unscathed by the challenge, the macho men and madams regrouped and mountaineered themselves 9 kilometres uphill, more then the mean Mount Everest.

Trekking through jungle, rain and sun, the changing terrain paralleled the rise and fall of emotions of the macho mob. After spending a whole day in the blistering heat trying to get back on track after one wrong turn, we had to improvise and settle for a made up camping spot short of our destination. Little did we know, a couple of hours later, Alpha 2 would be singing around a campfire and spotting shooting stars before sleeping above the clouds – not too shabby!

We continued on our quest to Playa Hermosa, sweating by the bucket, but finding the occasional lifeline – a waterfall in which we could gloriously dunk ourselves… Ahhhhh… refreshing!

Our trek closed in Macho fashion as we made it onto Playa Hermosa and then gorged ourselves on an open fire beach barbeque before riding the pacific waves in full view of the sinking Costa Rican sun.

(Kishan Gandhi)