One of his crampons got completely jammed at a junction between two ladders -- something every climber dreads, because it means stooping down over a black void to untie the crampon from one's boot and then figuring out how to unwedge it, all the time swaying precariously. —Charles Corfield (Sunday, April 25, 1999) (photo: Jeff Rhoads)
Everest '99 South Side Cybercast Photos
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