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First pic is from Mt. Albert. It was February 19th, our 13th day on the trail.
We were struggling in cold, ice, wind, and snow as we ascended. We'd hoped to take the bypass trail, but weren't sure where it was. We decided that it was better to scramble on up rather than risk getting lost in those conditions. Here's journal entry from that day:
Day 13 - 2/19 - More misery. Fuel barely working. Almost impossible to keep water bottles thawed. More dangerous hiking in ice and snow. We wanted to take bypass around Albert mountain but were not sure and couldn't afford to get lost. So, up and over we went. Throwing poles up past rocks and grabbing roots, trees, and more rocks to get up. Throw in ice and snow and we were lucky to avoid slips and falls. View was great but we were cold and hustled down. Made Long Branch shelter. One of the newer on trail. We saw no other hikers Was nice winds died down but temps plunged. Probably below zero.
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