At least the path to the door isn't nearly as bad as the rest of the path. There are advantages to a lot of people being the same sort of idiotic lookie-loos that get managed every now and then. Once Maine gets them to the stairs Nida forges his own way up them and to the door. Bless. It's a bit awkward with wood in his arms to get the door open, but he has less than Maine right now and so it's important that he tries. Once he's managed it he holds it open with his body for Maine.

"Come on, before we freeze."