Photo: Old Russian shelter after Donus-Orun pass
We descended the steep snow drifted slopes to a refuge halfway up the mountain. Later, when Susan arrived, she and Helga had a harsh verbal argument, a confrontation that had been building for a week. We voted to walk to the hotel, rather than stay the night in the refuge.
At 9:00 PM we reached the hotel, the last two hours hiking done in the dark. Mike somehow lost his way. Sasha and Boris went out and found him. When Boris and Lonya got Mike to the hotel, they gave him a tall glass to drink. When Mike took a deep swallow he was surprised it was straight vodka and not water. Boris was happy to see us all back in good shape.
Photo: Mountains
Photo: Lonya at shelter
Photo: Mountain view
Photo: Building in storm
Map of USSR
