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by scarecrowbob 156 days ago
A lot of mountaineering is contingent upon the decomposing chossy rock being solidified by ice.

I can't speak to the Himalayas, but I can speak to southwest Colorado:

climbing a 70 degree snow face is fun, climbing the pile of shit underneath it with crampons is (to me) terrifying.