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Climbing the Abyss of Antarctica
After mandick's fall, he and cecilia had a brief discussion about what to do. If we go down now, it could create more of a delay for the other climbers. So they continued on. Now they've reached the top of the traverse, a steep field of ice and snow tilted at an angle of 50 to 70 s. Ahead is a vast snow field dotted with crevasses and deep snowdrifts. Overhead is the serak as tall as a skyscraper. It's already mid afternoon. The summit is still three to four hours away. No one wants to descend the mountain after dark.