The sagging pants mirror the sagging spirits. Mark was tossing bags around in the back of the truck, something slipped and either a tendon tear or a cracked knuckle resulted. The guy can barely grasp his coffee mug let alone an ice axe, so needless to say the North Peak-Conness link up is out. Instead, we are heading out on the 16 mile hike to Cloud's Rest. Tomorrow climbing at Donner Summit and then back East. (Click on the image to enlarge it and enjoy the full effect of this classic photograph of Mark.)
