As I stood at the foot of the 300m unnamed gully on Cerro Buitre in the eastern Sierra Nevada I received a phone call detailing the tragic news. A close friend of mine had passed away in sudden and unexpected circumstances. Shocking and terrible news. Wiping away the tears of anger, frustration and sadness, I started up the steep initial snow slopes.
The gully demanded concentration as the snow was not that good. Care had to be taken on each step. Climbing up through that stark, dramatic, but ultimately impressive and beautiful mountain scenery, I thought many times about my friend. Of how fragile a grip we all have on this earth and how quickly that life may be taken away.… Read the rest
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