今天的trail很好,用小冰爪几乎可以一直走到Ridge。但是也许Raffael个高体重,大概重量超过了trail可以hold住的极限,所以他常常“沉降”,加上坡度较大,上抬后经常又滑下来,就看他摔个不停,说他的“legs are burning”,而且大汗淋漓,当然就要不停地补充水分。到了一半后,问Ridge还有多远,我说快了快了,就在眼前。好在他有正面积极的态度,又知道顶峰的风光无限,而目前的过程会让站在Summit的感觉好得加倍再加倍,所以他决不放弃,终于到了Ridge。
Out of three hikes and one technical alpine climb that we did in the first nine days of the year 2016 this trip was the easiest - only 1,400m elevation gain. Snow was in great shape. Coming down was a blast. It was also the only trip when we didn't have to use our headlamps. 8)