%%Chapter 38
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%%Halfway up Mt. '&D',  all traces of a trail disappeared.  We struggled up the
%%precipitous slope, fighting against the wind, picking our way among
%%gigantic
%%boulders and patches of treacherous ice.  We knew we must make it to
%%&D pass before nightfall.
%%
%%"It's just over the next ridge," said our guide.
%%We trudged forward.
%%Snow began to fall.
%%I suddenly recalled that all we had left of our food supplies was some yak
%%curd and a handful of mung beans.  It was hard not to feel discouraged.
%%
%%The mountains of the &D range are unmapped and almost unexplored.  For
%%miles, the trail had been hard to follow.
