Life is good on the north side of Baker. Folks are doing well and enjoying the mountain ambience.
We’ve had variable weather at times: snow, sleet, rain, fog and occasionally sun. Today things have turned for the better and we got a lot of skills covered: knots, prusiks, ropes, snow anchors, crack rescue techniques. Tomorrow we’re planning on going for a glacier walk and hopefully finding a crevasse to practice our newfound skills in!
Ciao,
Devin
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