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It was also the first time where we had not been on top together. I was thinking about calling him to ask if he knows what’s going on down in the face but on the other hand I didn’t want to make him feel uneasy. This is the last thing you need standing on the top of such a mountain. I was really nervous but when I saw him skiing down I felt a relief. He did a perfect job. He dropped in and straight away he checked what was going on. The crusty snow slid down and he was skiing on nearly ice on more than 50 degrees inclined slope. He worked his way down the upper part and when he saw that the snow was turning better he went down like a rocket. I felt really pushed from watching this and wanted to ski it also but there was no time for that. I’m the guide this time, not an athlete. We had to collect footage, that was the reason we were there. So I watched Ralf and Hadley skiing down, called the helicopter and we picked them up again. Next stop, same situation.
