we d be able to get on land, and we couldn t really hike in that type of storm anyway. boats and snow don t really mix. the extra weight is a hazard for sinking or just for leaks. we had to keep shoveling the boat because it was just coming down. well, i ve been on this boat since i was 6 years old. and 51 years, i ve never seen this much snow on this boat in my entire life, ever. i m just absolutely freaking stunned, man. i wouldn t say it s a worst-case scenario, but it s about as bad as it gets. you know? days kept rolling by, and it became clear that we needed a window or we were going to have to abandon the mission altogether. to get to shore, we have to jump in this little munson, or smaller boat. you realize how big the waves are when you re in, like, a boat that size. this will be, i think, an
back there, but not this firm. definitely some white ice. a little concerned about how we were going to get down that section without hitting ice and falling. hoping that the temps warm up just a little bit so that that snow is edgeable on my snowboard. just getting to the crux, once we get off this little bit, and feel way better. the last 300 or 400 feet of bertha, it s this really narrow strip that we call the plank. [ sighs ] so hot. holy shit. i just went from everything s fine to, like, we need to move. the plank is like 10 feet wide. on your left side, you got a bunch of rocks. on your right side, you have 5,000 feet of air. if you fall anywhere on that, there s no rescue.
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