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of setting up the ledge.

It's a lot easier. We got some Korean-

[Jimmy] Tell us the reason why- the real

reason why we didn't set up anything.

- [ Both Chuckle]

- 'Cause we're worked a little bit maybe.

Could be worse. The sky could be, like,

unloading on us right now.

Look what's happening over here.

That's Conrad lying in the snow.

And here's my really pathetic bivy.

[ Shivering ]

Oh, grim.

You know it's grim when you're- Yeah.

- When you bivy directly on the snow.

- [Jimmy] Yeah.

And it's snowing out a little bit too.

[Jimmy Chuckles ]

H' [ Vocalizing]

[ Breathes Heavily]

[ Sighs ]

Very first light.

Goin' since... 2:OO-ish.

[ Sighs ]

[Wind Whooshing ]

Pretty much made

a bunch of mistakes already today.

Takin' me to school...

Yet again.

But, we're makin' good progress...

haulin' 200-pound loads...

up a 3,000-foot snow filter...

at 16,000 feet.

[ Sighs ]

See that system comm' tn here

pretty soon.

[Jimmy] Conrad and I have been through

some tough expeditions together...

all around the world.

We were on K7 in Pakistan.

We skied Denali, and

we've been on Everest together.

[ Shutter Clicks ]

Conrad's reputation

among climbers is flawless.

The irony is he became world famous

for finding Mallory's body...

during an Everest climb...

instead of for his difficult

first ascents around the world.

Most of my generation of climbers grew up

following his expeditions.

Back then I'd never imagined

I'd actually get to climb with him.

So it's hard to believe this will be

almost seven years as climbing partners.

- [ Chuckles ]

- [Jimmy] it got a little snowy.

[Conrad ]

Yup.

- But we're committed to going up.

- Yeah.

It's only gonna be snowy for a little bit.

Then it's gonna be nice.

Right?

[ Chuckles ]

Meanwhile we look out

into inside of a Ping-Pong ball.

[ Snow Landing ]

[Wind Whooshing ]

[ Jimmy's Voice ]

A storm came...

and we fought to build

our hanging portaledge camp.

[Jimmy]

Whoo! Nice work!

[Jimmy's Voice ] Which is basically

a hanging cot with a tent over it.

- [Wind Whooshing ]

- [Tent Flapping ]

- Holy Jesus.

- Okay, good.

Ooh.

[ Rumbling 1

[Jimmy's Voice ] Then we start hearing

the avalanches coming off on the side...

ripping out next to you.

[ Snow Rumbling ]

[ Chuckling, Sighs ]

[ Hissing I

[ Renan ]

Whoa.

[ Hissing I

- [Zips ]

- [Wind Whistling ]

[Jimmy]

Look, it's snowing outside.

[Wind Whooshing ]

[Conrad ]

Living in a portaledge, and it's snowing.

- I kind of feel like Christmas somehow.

- [Jimmy Chuckles ]

[ Conrad ] This is what

we want for Christmas- a snowstorm and...

- to sit here in the-

- [Jimmy] On the Shark's Fin?

- [Conrad ] Yeah.

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