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I'm just curious about the decision to start the rescue on foot, rather than calling in a helicopter right away. That's a long distance, especially through snow. I've hiked as far as Bondcliff in winter, from Lincoln Woods, and the trail was already broken. Fresh snow would make for very, very slow progress. And, although I've never ridden a snowmobile, I can't imagine getting one up the step to treeline; even that narrow passage where, lower down, you can see the summit, might be too narrow for the machine.