"I didn't have much experience back home, but when I did have tasks that required ascending mountains, we had slightly better equipment," she says, with a mildly disapproving look to what they have on hand. It's not as if the army was wonderful at giving them supplies, but it had been better.

"For the most part, it takes a great deal of steel, nerve, and luck from my previous experiences, but I was also stuck on a ledge when the rope frayed, so my stories may not be the best to listen to," Peggy notes, glancing around them. "Are we trying to get a particular view?" she asks breezily, as if she hasn't just spoken of her own failures.