4. Tough decision: continue or retreat?
After timberline the clouds started gathering above our head. Soon enough the
whole sky was covered by the clouds. As the clouds got thicker and darker,
we began to worry about the possible danger of being caught by lighting and
thunderstorm. It is always dangerous to stay above timberline in a
thunderstorm as one may be easily struck by the lighting at an area with
nowhere to hide.
(Pic 1: Thick clouds by msuspartan )
Realizing we were not as lucky a