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Nor by miles. We traveled only a short distance after lunch and allowed plenty of time to make camp. Bob asked, when he saw me looking uphill for a site, "Why not camp down there in the trees?" This showed good sense but I had another purpose in mind. There must be a demonstration that our camping equipment could make us cozy in an exposed position. So I chose a spot just under the crest, well above any trees. "Remember to keep well back of the edge," I cautioned. "It's a snow cornice with a big overhang, and all set to collapse." Indeed, we had seen a cornice collapse on our way up, and how swiftly an avalanche could start. |
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