Exhaustion Setting In
By the time they neared the top, their muscles screamed. Hands were raw, legs shaky, lungs burning with every breath. The climb had drained nearly everything from them. Thomas pulled himself onto a narrow ledge, gasping, while Greg struggled up beside him. For a moment, they just leaned against the ice, both men heaving for air. The summit was close—but the hardest part was still ahead.
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