
across the glacier after suffering two losses in a row the military team Grady
losses in a row the military team Grady
losses in a row the military team Grady Rudy and Jared is anxious to get another
Rudy and Jared is anxious to get another
Rudy and Jared is anxious to get another win finding a way off this unfamiliar
win finding a way off this unfamiliar
win finding a way off this unfamiliar icy terrain is their first priority we
icy terrain is their first priority we
icy terrain is their first priority we want to jump in we started encountering
want to jump in we started encountering
want to jump in we started encountering crevasse and terrain I’d never
crevasse and terrain I’d never
crevasse and terrain I’d never experienced before we don’t have nearly
experienced before we don’t have nearly
experienced before we don’t have nearly the experience of glacier work did the
the experience of glacier work did the
the experience of glacier work did the endurance team and the mountaineering
endurance team and the mountaineering
endurance team and the mountaineering team they have a lot of skill lots of
team they have a lot of skill lots of
team they have a lot of skill lots of experience and this land itself is the
experience and this land itself is the
experience and this land itself is the enemy
they’ll head straight for the jagged
they’ll head straight for the jagged foothills on the far side of the glacier
foothills on the far side of the glacier
foothills on the far side of the glacier and continue on dry land from there the
and continue on dry land from there the
and continue on dry land from there the glaciers scare me
glaciers scare me
glaciers scare me there’s no food there’s no fuel full of
there’s no food there’s no fuel full of
there’s no food there’s no fuel full of danger but at the end of the day I think
danger but at the end of the day I think
danger but at the end of the day I think that we can take this route faster than
that we can take this route faster than
that we can take this route faster than any other route chosen by any other team
any other route chosen by any other team
any other route chosen by any other team snowshoes we know the drill
snowshoes we know the drill
snowshoes we know the drill plate roof up – uh-huh
plate roof up – uh-huh
plate roof up – uh-huh we’re gonna be going over some dicey
we’re gonna be going over some dicey
we’re gonna be going over some dicey terrain there’s danger of crevasse we’re
terrain there’s danger of crevasse we’re
terrain there’s danger of crevasse we’re getting out snowshoes trekking poles
getting out snowshoes trekking poles
getting out snowshoes trekking poles we’ve got our rope out as well
we’ve got our rope out as well
we’ve got our rope out as well to clip in with the harnesses if any one
to clip in with the harnesses if any one
to clip in with the harnesses if any one of us goes in the other two need to be
of us goes in the other two need to be
of us goes in the other two need to be able to arrest the fall and then pull
able to arrest the fall and then pull
able to arrest the fall and then pull them out this is once you get the hang
them out this is once you get the hang
them out this is once you get the hang of it it’s actually really easy to walk
of it it’s actually really easy to walk
of it it’s actually really easy to walk in them and right here we’ve got a helo
in them and right here we’ve got a helo
in them and right here we’ve got a helo elevator it’s gonna work real well in
elevator it’s gonna work real well in
elevator it’s gonna work real well in this terrain I’m pretty much straight up
this terrain I’m pretty much straight up
this terrain I’m pretty much straight up so I’ll lift that up and it’ll consider
so I’ll lift that up and it’ll consider
so I’ll lift that up and it’ll consider walking on an angle like this it’ll feel
walking on an angle like this it’ll feel
walking on an angle like this it’ll feel like I’m walking on that to reach the
like I’m walking on that to reach the
like I’m walking on that to reach the foothills they’ll hike up and over the
foothills they’ll hike up and over the
foothills they’ll hike up and over the crest of the glacier
scale of one to ten this is probably a
scale of one to ten this is probably a good and this is just the beginning
glaciers form when snow accumulates and
glaciers form when snow accumulates and never completely mounts over many
never completely mounts over many
never completely mounts over many decades the snow compresses into a block
decades the snow compresses into a block
decades the snow compresses into a block of ice that can grow over a mile thick
the only muster up like ten steps at a
the only muster up like ten steps at a time
time
time got some telltale signs of crevasses up
got some telltale signs of crevasses up
got some telltale signs of crevasses up here yeah I’ll keep my eyes open
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