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发表于 2015-4-24 10:44:15
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From previous day from Keith's Hut I saw there was a huge cornice hanging above the North side, but obviously underestimated how big it was. After climbing the Aussie we had only 20 m left to the peak, supposedly just a "simple ridge walk". I used my ice axe to probe the path for holes in front of me, so every step would give it a number of hard blows. The last blow was the hardest, and all looked good so I prepared to make a step when suddenly a violent woof of air pushed me to the right - a what seemed to be a part of the ridge just next to me disappeared. Just like that - it was there and then it was not. No sound. The air rushed to fill temporary vacuum in place of now gone huge mass of ice and I was almost made to be part of that replacement. For a few seconds there was no sound and only then we heard the fallen cornice breaking into pieces way down below in the Central Couloir. I stood for a moment not moving, looking at Vera. Then asked her "Did you see that?".
Photo: The Cornice that would collapse. Above Central Couloir of Joffre Peak
Moments after if was gone.
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