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So what adventure did the infamous Donner and Jacker have in this wonderful place??? Ok....here we go.... Jacker was driving his mighty over-snow vehicle (Thiokol Imp model 1404) across the glacier returning from Camp 18 to Camp 10 on a supply run. Heavily laden with luxury items (chocolate brownie mix, M&M's, and cases of pasta for Donner's "Pasta Cafe"...and don't forget the toilet paper!). Suddenly the Thiokol is herkin' and jerkin'. "Whadda madda here?" says Jacker. The engine dies! I hate it when this happens....so who ya gonna call? Donner at Camp10-Donner's Thiokol Repair! So I am on the mighty CB radio, (no FM in those days) tryin to contact Donner. "Camp 10, Camp 10 Camp 10....This is Jacker!" Donner comes back "Jacker, Jacker, Jacker". Over the CB Donner walks me through finding a broken sparkplug wire. I frantically search the machine for a spare. None to be found. Donner says "Take your passenger windshield wiper wire and put it inside a piece of gas line (to insulate the wire) and then use that as your sparkplug wire". The machine magically starts and the journey continues.....saved again by Donner! By Jacker |