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Eleven Thousand Feet Aloft

           "OntheothersideweshallgetbackintotheroadtoAntuco,andI’mquitesureI’llleadyoutothefootofthemountainasstraightasthebestguideintheCordilleras."

           Accordingly,GlenarvansettledaccountswiththeCATAPEZ,andbadefarewelltohimandhisPEONSandmules.Thearmsandinstruments,andasmallstockofprovisionsweredividedamongtheseventravelers,anditwasunanimouslyagreedthattheascentshouldrecommenceatonce,and,ifnecessary,shouldcontinuepartofthenight.Therewasaverysteepwindingpathontheleft,whichthemulesneverwouldhaveattempted.Itwastoilsomework,butaftertwohours’exertion,andagreatdealofroundaboutclimbing,thelittlepartyfoundthemselvesoncemoreinthepassofAntuco.

           TheywerenotfarnowfromthehighestpeakoftheCordilleras,buttherewasnottheslightesttraceofanybeatenpath.Theentireregionhadbeenoverturnedbyrecentshocksofearthquake,andalltheycoulddowastokeeponclimbinghigherandhigher.Paganelwasratherdisconcertedatfindingnowayouttotheothersideofthechain,andlaidhisaccountwithhavingtoundergogreatfatiguebeforethetopmostpeaksoftheAndescouldbereached,fortheirmeanheightisbetweenelevenandtwelvethousandsixhundredfeet.Fortunatelytheweatherwascalmandtheskyclear,inadditiontotheseasonbeingfavorable,butinWinter,fromMaytoOctober,suchanascentwouldhavebeenimpracticable.

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