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On the left is a girth hitched ‘biner, the middle is a girth hitched ‘biner that has worked its way free. On the right is the clove hitch, which can’t work its way free. It’s an easy mistake to make so definitely check your clove hitches and stay out of Accidents in North American Mountaineering. While [...]
I started moving as soon as possible after the very brief rest. While struggling to put on my heavily insulated mittens I stepped out from the shelter of the refrigerator sized boulder that had been breaking the wind. As soon as I peaked my head out the 90+ mph winds decided that I would [...] The divot in my thigh has almost healed and I have yet to write about the climb that nearly took much more than a chunk of my leg. Mt. Washington is known as the deadliest little mountain in the world. It holds the record for the strongest ground winds on earth. The day I summited the [...] |
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