they climbed until first light

reaching a point

where the trail narrowed 

it was no longer safe to climb unroped  

snowfields swept down the moutainside   to the north

a narrow rockslide followed

a gulley   disappearing into the valley below

a little above   on the ridge   was a hut   

a shelter

built by guides of rock and timbers

klaus pointed

wir werden dort frühstücken

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my german is based on google translate

i mean to say, "we will have breakfast there."