Tras elegir un rincón abrigado, juntó unas cuantas ramas secas y produjo una brillante hoguera, en la que pudieran encontrar algún confortamiento sus amigos; se encontraban a casi cinco mil pies de altura, y el aire era helado y cortante.
Choosing a sheltered nook, he piled together a few dried branches and made a blazing fire, at which his companions might warm themselves, for they were now nearly five thousand feet above the sea level, and the air was bitter and keen.