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In 1846, a group of US pioneers were trapped in the mountains over the winter.

In 1846, a group of American pioneers were trying to reach California when they were trapped by snow over the winter.

In 1846, a group of pioneers were trying to reach California by wagon train when they were trapped by snow over the winter - and some were forced to eat each other to survive. Their gruesome story has become a legend of the American West.

PHOTO: The slopes of Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada range, near Lone Pine, California, USA. 20/04/2008.

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