2010年12月9日星期四

watched in replica Patek Philippe watches awe as an endless deluge

That afternoon, we all sat at Huspang and watched in replica Patek Philippe watches awe as an endless deluge of avalanches ripped down the faces of the mountains surrounding us. It was absolutely amazing and a strong reminder that progress in the mountains is dictated by the mountains themselves, not our deadlines.That night, we were up at 11:00, packed, fed, and ready to roll by midnight, only to discover that two of our porters had decided the avalanches, deep snow, and thousand-meter pass (3,281 feet) ahead wasn’t worth their $27 a day compensation. They had snuck off during the night.

With the Safety Team waiting on us, we had to repack our gear and leave behind one 20-kilo (44-lb) bag at Huspang, to be gathered up later. We shed all non-essential climbing gear--books, extra clothing, meds, shampoo. By midnight, we were on replica watch gift the trail, with the Safety Team following us into the cold, clear night.After crossing six different avalanche debris paths, we made the base of the route in two hours--actually, Frippe made it in 1.5 hours, and the rest of us made it in two. After a bit of searching, we found the fixed lines still intact,

and it was just a matter of chopping the ropes and kicking steps out of 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) of hardened avalanche debris. Halfway through, we saw the best replica watches lights from the porters’ headlamps in the distance.Proving that the Safety Team was far from the ignorant slackers I had pinned them for, the first of the porters reached us just as we reached the top of the la. Ol’ Green Teeth knew exactly what he was doing.

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