One advantage of hiking/climbing solo is that the discussion on when to retreat in the face of an earthquake & avalanche is very short and one-sided. Some folks should never hike or climb solo simply because they don't have the headwork to do it. It appears to me that she made good calls and her decision to retreat was spot-on.
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