The Importance of Trust in Climbing

Climbers depend on each other. In a lot of climbing situations in the most inclement weather, those things happen. So you need to know the other person. You need to know what they're going to do. Were you both equipped the same? And if you weren't, was Tim cool and happy with the way that you were equipped? Howard: "Tim was 87% cool and happy ... he also wanted to make this climb"