It's absolutely essential. You have to keep drinking water, all day long, and by far the easiest way to do this is with a bladder. Get something at least 2 litres. You do not want to run out up a long hot climb.Most in my group also carried another bottle as well, which was used for sterilisation and mixing electrolytes into. Some had nalgene…[Read more]

I managed to read your trek report yesterday before it was gone. It's a great read and I can't see any reason why it would have been removed. Maybe you should post it again here.