Then out of nowhere we heard yelling coming from where they were located. We looked up to find one of the climbers sliding out of control down the steep 1000 ft snow-filled couloir. He was trying to stop himself but he was picking up so much speed that he ended up tumbling head over heels the 1000 ft to the bottom where the snow stopped and the rocks started.
We just climbed our 6th 14er this morning since our trip began. That puts James’ total to 30 and mine to 20. We still have 30 remaining to climb this summer. The first day (Shavano and Tabeguache) was definitely the hardest with the most mileage and elevation gain in one day.
