Most mountaineering navigation accidents do not begin with a storm.
They begin with a small mismatch: a valley that looks familiar, a traverse that “should connect,” a descent that feels approximately right.
In the Andes, scale distorts judgment. Distance hides itself. Terrain repeats. Commitment accumulates quietly.
The true point of no return is often not the moment you get lost.
It is the moment you realize you no longer know where you are — and continue moving anyway.
“It is such a secret place, the land of tears.”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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