Three days along the ridge
The forecast promised rain on the second afternoon and delivered it an hour early. Wet granite is slower than the map suggests — we took the lower traverse and still reached the hut before dark.
The forecast promised rain on the second afternoon and delivered it an hour early. Wet granite is slower than the map suggests — we took the lower traverse and still reached the hut before dark.
Every gram you leave behind is a gram you do not carry uphill. After four seasons the list has stopped shrinking, which probably means it is finally honest.
Lenticular clouds over a ridge mean wind aloft, and wind aloft usually means a change within a day. Nothing beats a barometer, but eyes are lighter.