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After a 1:30am wake-up call and a few hours of climbing we finally reach the glaciers. Hidden crevasses are always a danger and we needed to rope-up at this point, just in case. As we strap on our crampons and make various adjustments, Eldorado's peak is just visible against the first, barely discernable, hint of dawn. |
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An hour or so later, just two or three hundred feet below the summit, the sun rises over the distant mountains. |
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Crossing a 'Moat'. This particular kind of crevasse, along the Glacier's edge, is cause as ice tears away from the sides of the valley through which it flows.
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Craig looks up the final stretch as we stop for a few moments to enjoy the view. |
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The ice ridge, along which we must walk to reach the rock summit. Over the edge: a 600ft drop. |
"Walking takes longer... than any other known form of locomotion except crawling. Thus it stretches time and prolongs life. Life is already too short to waste on speed." - Edward Abbey, "Walking"
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