Time was pressing us now. We were very tired and there was still no hint of an end. Looking down we could see Ian using his knees. Mike rebuked him, saying that even if he were bone-weary there was no excuse for such bad technique when climbing. Ian looked up with a mystified air. "Climbing? Who's climbing?" he said. "I'm praying."
Phil Houghton NZ Alpine Journal, 1962. |