The next morning they were on foot, as soon as the voices of the birds proclaimed the approach of day.
As they emerged from the shelter of the trees they threw their deer skins round them, to act as cloaks, and stepped out at their best pace.

The dawn of day was yet faint in the east; the stars burning bright as lamps overhead, in the clear thin air; and the cold was so great that it almost stopped their breathing.
Half an hour later the scene had changed altogether.

The sun had risen, and the air felt warm.

The many peaks on either side glistened in the flood of bright light.

The walking was easy, indeed, after the climb of the previous day; and their burdens were much lightened by their consumption of food and water.