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amashilu:
In the immediate aftermath of leaving the tent, the hikers could not go back inside for any reason. Whatever the danger was, it seems clear that it was so deadly, they could not even stick a hand inside to feel for a boot.

If there had been a snow slab, they probably would have waited for it to stop, and then dug the tent out. There were nine of them, after all, not one or two. That's a lot of diggers.

So what are the possible reasons they could not even reach inside the tent?

1) Something deadly was inside (poison, plasma ball, other?)
2) The tent had been rendered inaccessible (i.e. an avalanche)
3) A third party with a weapon

GlennM:
Consider that once out of the tent they were at the mercy of the weather.If the weather was blowing a gale, they were going to get rapidly get cold. Since the tent was down, there is no possibility to use the stove in or out of the tent. There is insufficient wood to make a fire outside the tent. Further, if they cut the tent for shawls, everything within would scatter down the slope. Their smartest move is to temporarily leave the area, using flashlights for reference, and make for the woods and a fire.It is clear that they intended to return later to rescue their disabled frien. Once at the treeline, they could keep together, or divide up. One cohort makes a fire, another preps a snow cave. I imagine all this is happening in blizzard conditions.

amashilu:

--- Quote from: GlennM on July 30, 2025, 06:42:14 AM ---It is clear that they intended to return later to rescue their disabled frien.

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Intriguing sentence. Who was the disabled friend?

SURI:

--- Quote from: amashilu on July 30, 2025, 05:42:55 AM ---So what are the possible reasons they could not even reach inside the tent?

1) Something deadly was inside (poison, plasma ball, other?)
2) The tent had been rendered inaccessible (i.e. an avalanche)
3) A third party with a weapon

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I like quiz questions and I wouldn't choose a single option here.

amashilu:

--- Quote from: SURI on July 30, 2025, 09:06:55 AM ---
I like quiz questions and I wouldn't choose a single option here.

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Please share what option you would like to add here.

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