He told me many inches could fall. Being only a few feet high myself then, I pictured a real tunnel for me to walk through. But only about half an inch fell that night. So no tunnel. But 17 years later, here on the summit, I have just dug the tunnel I have been waiting to dig for so long.
Winds are just strong enough to blow snow into large drifts and destroy visibility.
After a 4-hour cat ride yesterday, many nauseous summit staff, TV crew, and researchers arrived on the summit safe and sound. With a peak gust of 145 mph there was glory to be had. Both Charlie and Tod valiantly tried to gain entrance into the elusive Century Club. It was Charlie's fifth try, and I think that all of us witnessing his successful traverse of the perimeter of the deck thought FOR SURE that he had made it. We came downstairs to discover that the wind had dropped below 100 during his attempt.