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Finally , after cut- ting steps down a steep wall , we arrived at the narrow inlet . When I saw the place , I understood Eric's misgivings . It seemed to me that it would be impossible to force a way through the masses of small ice- ...
Finally , after cut- ting steps down a steep wall , we arrived at the narrow inlet . When I saw the place , I understood Eric's misgivings . It seemed to me that it would be impossible to force a way through the masses of small ice- ...
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He could see the wall above , but it looked anything but promising . The strata sloped outwards only a few degrees off the vertical . Yet the only possibility seemed to be to follow this central section which was con- stantly running ...
He could see the wall above , but it looked anything but promising . The strata sloped outwards only a few degrees off the vertical . Yet the only possibility seemed to be to follow this central section which was con- stantly running ...
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The wall above rose vertically again then hung out over us slightly . It would not be easy . I was several hours on that pitch . As morning turned to afternoon , the hot sun on the ice above brought melt - water .
The wall above rose vertically again then hung out over us slightly . It would not be easy . I was several hours on that pitch . As morning turned to afternoon , the hot sun on the ice above brought melt - water .
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Indian Sketches | 13 |
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