First Ascent of the Northeast Ridge of Mt. Vancouver in 1975
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Packing the food. We packed the food in bags, each meant for one full day for 4 people. A single such bag fed all 8 of us at the start of the trip. Two bags were about right for the climb. On the hike out, when we had 6 people, we had 6 man day packs which left us hungry. We were burning a lot of energy.