I said no more. My uncle had used a scientific explanation to win an argument. The next morning, June 23, Hans had found two other men to help us carry our baggage into the mountain. It was nine in the morning. We left Stapi to go climb Sneffels.
我没再说什么。我叔叔使用了科学的解释赢了一场辩论。第二天，六月二十三日，汉斯又找到两个人来帮助我们把行李拿到山上。早晨九点钟，我们离开了斯丹毕，开始攀登斯奈弗。
Sneffels is five thousand feet high. We walked behind our silent guide up the mountain. Although I still had many worries about our journey, I took an interest in the rocks and lava we walked through. I looked at the lava and rocks carefully as we walked further up the side of the mountain. Many parts of Iceland are covered in hardened lava as the island has a great deal of dead volcanoes, from which hot liquid magma burst out many years ago, which dried into strange, smooth looking lava.
As we climbed higher, our journey became more difficult. The mountain became steeper and there were many more loose rocks, which made our walking quite dangerous. Hans moved calmly, as if he were on level ground. My uncle stayed close to me as much as possible. He was always watching to make sure I was nearby. His arm often gave me strong support.
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