Chapter 1:
A mountaineering team have got together and are preparing an ascent to climb a mountain nobody has climbed before. In the beginning the mood is relaxed and everybody is joking around with each other. The team start to plan the routes they are going to take. However, even though the team feels very confident the narrator Joe has a suspicion of bad weather coming due to the heavy dark clouds. Joe and Simon set of for their first walk and end the night by settling in a comfortable snow hole in the mountain.
Chapter 2:
The two climbers wake up and Simon has maintained his happy mood but Joe is real starting to feel the cold. They set off and start climbing a ice cliff which presents many dangers such as hanging cornices and falling rocks. Whilst they are climbing they feel the adrenaline rush they came for but a group of rocks hurdle down towards them which they narrowly avoid. It begins to get dark and the two need to set up a Bivi but the terrain is harsh and the ice isn’t right to set up in the right spot.
React!