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About fire
GlennM:
"flashlights shows that the decision to go down to the forest was made during the evacuation."
It also suggests their crisis happened after dark. However, I have no idea how that flashlight was attached to the tent. I can not envision an untethered flashlight. Further, if tethered, it would have to be aimed and tied down. All we hear is that it was on the tent with snow above and below it. Impossible in a gale, I think.
"presence of 2 different characteristic footprints (collapsed and raised footprints) indicates that the group first walked on the slipped snow and then trampled the natural snow."
Suggests that in the dark they could not be certain that wind driven snow might actually get more dangerous, they took the safe option which is to leave the slope.
"They cut their clothes and threw them into the fire to strengthen the fire. socks, handkerchiefs, etc."
I will need more convincing. Seven other people at the tree are not going to tolerate suicidal behavior from their friends. I tend to think they were umdressed by others post mortem but before freezing.
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