"The good news is that they always knew where they were..." Actually, they mentioned that they lost the blazes so at some points could not find the trail. "So

"The good news is that they always knew where they were..." Actually, they mentioned that they lost the blazes so at some points could not find the trail. "So I'm with the professor: there was no danger of not getting out..." When I read it I thought the biggest danger was that he had wet (and then frozen) feet. That is worth stopping to fix. Not a full blown shelter but a large enough fire to warm and dry everyone involved. (And thaw water bottles - dehydration was also noted)