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Originally posted by bilmore
Hey, when you hit 28,000 feet, the snow is whipping past your face, and your sherpa has taken a powder with your gear, the last thing in the world you need is to miss that next appointment.
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Dissent. It is essential for any safety-conscious mountaineer to set and establish a rational "turn back time" in consultation with the team, determining the precise benchmarks for ascent progress --- if you haven't reached the benchmark by the turn-back time, you won't be summitting that day.
The advantage of wearing a Tag is that wherever you are on the mountain, and whatever time it may be, a single glance at your wrist can accurately tell you to turn back
now.
