Translation of conviction in German

Anyway, we knew that we would return there too eat many more soups on our trip. When we left the place there suddenly started intense rain and we had to run for cover in order not get wet.
It was so packed and it looked like a heap of ants climbing the temple. I would estimate that there were about a thousand people simultaneously climbing the temple which was not very big.
The American girls came with T-shirt and sandals, not exactly the right equipment for a trip 5000 meter over sea level and minus 10 degrees outside temperature during the day. Anyway, the landscape was fantastic.