that wouldn't even scratch the surface. ice climbing is always perilous and the mountain is a bigger foe than the altitude. as a mountaineer, every placement co

that wouldn't even scratch the surface. ice climbing is always perilous and the mountain is a bigger foe than the altitude. as a mountaineer, every placement could be a fatal mistake, every piece of equipment a potential murder weapon, the layers of ice are constantly tricking you, the weather making its own decisions while the mountain avalanches and ice falls according to its own schedule. meanwhile you are logistically coordinating an impossible set of too many itineraries in many languages on a mostly linear track where simple queueing delay can be fatal for a myriad of reasons.