Their kit contains special skins for their skis which will give them grip on the ice so that they can climb upwards.

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The men could not climb out, because the ice surface was nearly vertical, and they huddled together for warmth.

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The rewards of this three-day up-and-back climb are the incredible views over the dry altiplano and a thrilling peek into the ice-crusted craters of these volcano twins.

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Connerton said ice had built up on the plane to the point that he could no longer get it to climb.

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