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Whitney, two climbers realized they were in a treacherous situation — they were stuck in their climbing harnesses, attached to the steep rock wall by ropes as the temperature plummeted toward freezing.

The 5,000-foot route involves navigating steep rock, ice and snow, the National Park Service said in a statement.

The route involves navigating steep rock, ice and snow, the park said.

The creek had been converted to a ditch, with steep rock walls preventing the water from spilling into a flood plain where baby salmon can eat and grow before heading out to the ocean.

In 1972, the community of Naters blasted a path into a steep rock face to offer the herders and sheep an alternative way home.