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...A few hours later after enduring some very steep sections of an arduous climb we crossed above 18,000 feet. The gelid wind and exhaustion were both biting relentlessly on our minds. Thoughts of turning back percolated through our heads. Do we even care about summiting on such a foreboding day? We decided to trust our mountain guide and make one final push. After surveying possible routes, our lead guide settled upon a steep snow bank flanked by a gaping crevasse and plodded off. I saw the slack in the rope between him and I disappear. I shook my head in denial. My gosh, this is nuts, I thought...