We were storm bound. With the wind blowing snow horizontally, Stefan decided to start making dinner. Fred Touche is known for his toughness and speed. Fred has climbed the highest mountains on the continent, and upon hearing that Stefan was going outside of the tent to start making dinner, his only words of advice were "Holy shit, man, you’re going to die out there!" When dinner was ready, Stefan had a layer of rime built up on each one of his eyelashes. <p>The trip was an east to west (clockwise) horseshoe traverse around the Talchako River, across the Monarch Icefield. This traverse can...

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