{"id":4816,"date":"2018-11-11T20:31:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T04:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2018-12-16T10:55:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T18:55:14","slug":"forbidden-peak-via-north-ridge-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2018\/11\/forbidden-peak-via-north-ridge-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbidden Peak via North Ridge Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The day&#8217;s climb, condensed to 13 minutes. My favorite segments are at 3:44, 5:00, and 9:42.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4DeuxzXjwvw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For those who want to see all the footage I shot that day, about 2 hours of our 14 hour day, here it is. Language cleaned up, otherwise raw footage:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G7fPYFXxjJY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o8l51tk2UcY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EJRTUEzHB3g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/510X_R0xeUI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the blog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I slept well on the bivvy ledge. The sheer drop to my right focused my attention as I got situated in the bag at bedtime, because a row of stones several inches high separated me from the void. But, I\u2019m not a roller \/ thrasher at nighttime, and I knew I\u2019d be fine. I surrendered to dreams of work piling up in the hospital\u2026 then the faces of my family\u2026 then the steep ramparts of Forbidden\u2026 then the crevasses we had passed on our way to the ridge. I was walking on the ice, threading my way between the dark, bottomless cracks\u2026 then the ice became gyri of a giant brain, and the crevasses were sulci separating them. I felt the electrical activity of thoughts coursing through the massive tissue, rocketing silently to and fro, carrying messages I could not understand. I often get freaky dreams in the mountains..<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4800\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2805.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4800\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2805-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2805-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2805-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2805-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2805-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good morning. Moonrise over the North Cascades.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4801\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2806.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4801\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2806-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2806-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2806-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2806-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2806-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking over my feet in the bivvy bag. Ann still tucked in below me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4802\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2808.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4802\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2808-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2808-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2808-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2808-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2808-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our objective for today: Forbidden Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4803\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2809.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4803\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2809-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2809-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2809-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2809-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2809-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin boiling water for breakfast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4804\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2810.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4804\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2810-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2810-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2810-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2810-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2810-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now we can see some of the features surrounding the bivvy that were hidden last night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4805\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_063625160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4805\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_063625160-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_063625160-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_063625160-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_063625160-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_063625160-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rise and shine&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Several times during the night I heard scurrying around my head\u2026. Mice? Rats? Pika? Snafflehounds! Justin had told us of the presence of these marauding miscreants, alpine mischief-makers that love to eat anything and everything available. We had left our bear canisters at low camp\u2014no bears up here!\u2014and this meant that only plastic and fabric separated our food from the hungry rodents hiding among the bivvy stones. I kept my food in the sleeping bag with me, where it was totally safe. But, circle my bag they did, and several times I shooed them away. <i>Nothing to eat here! <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Morning revealed the toll these scallywags had taken: My trusty Creon Light 45 pack was destroyed. Tiny teeth had chewed the back ventilation mesh away from its anchor points on both sides, leaving it to hang uselessly. <i>Dammit! Snafflehounds! <\/i>Whether they were actually rats or mice I will never know.<i> <\/i>They must have been after the salt from my perspiration that had caked there yesterday.<i> <\/i>The pack would still work, but it was seeing its last expedition. I thought about the first time I had taken it up high, to the top of Mont Blanc with Matt and JR, 7 years earlier. I had beaten it up badly since then, and had sewn rips closed so many times that it started to look like Frankenstein\u2019s monster. Now, this was the last straw. <i>Farewell, sweet Creon, you served me well<\/i>\u2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We were up at 6:30 AM, and the dawn revealed a spectacular, still world. The smoke was not too thick, but it turned the East into a band of rich orange light. The North Cascades stood in sensational blue and purple tones. A white crescent moon added to the dramatic look. The North Ridge stretched away towards the summit block, which looked impossibly far away, and so high above us. And, the vast emptiness of Forbidden Basin was revealed for the first time. All of this had been hidden in the darkness when we arrived the night before. I have never overnighted on a big wall, but I suspect waking up on a portaledge feels something like this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Justin started boiling water while Ann and I got ourselves together. Sleep had restored my energy. Everyone felt good. We marveled at the world around us. There was even time and space for a bowel movement. <i>Posh, indeed<\/i>. We were ready to get moving by 8 AM, right on schedule.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4806\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4806\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2814-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2814-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2814-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2814-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2814-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attack of the snafflehounds!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4807\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2813.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4807\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2813-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2813-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2813-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2813-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2813-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My venerable Creon Pack will not recover from this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4969\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0373.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4969\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0373-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0373-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0373-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0373-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0373-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0373.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aiguille du Tour, August 2011. First time the Creon pack saw the light of day, on my brother&#8217;s back. Farewell, sweet pack&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4808\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_072336180_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4808\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_072336180_HDR-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_072336180_HDR-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_072336180_HDR-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_072336180_HDR-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_072336180_HDR-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check out our shadows on the wall across from camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4809\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2817.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4809\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2817-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2817-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2817-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2817-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2817-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The debris field, seen from above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4810\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2818.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4810\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2818-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2818-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2818-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2818-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2818-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking across Boston Glacier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4813\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.50.19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4813\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.50.19-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.50.19-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.50.19-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.50.19-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.50.19-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View below my bivvy platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4811\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2822.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4811\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2822-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2822-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2822-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2822-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2822-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting geared up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4812\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.46.08-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4812\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.46.08-2-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.46.08-2-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.46.08-2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.46.08-2-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.46.08-2-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wrangling the rope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4814\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.51.08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4814\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.51.08-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.51.08-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.51.08-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.51.08-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.51.08-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yep, we are good to go now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">One of the more objectively challenging obstacles presents itself minutes after leaving camp: A gendarme tower rises steeply from the gentle slope of the ridge. There is no way around it, on either side. It must be surmounted. We watched Justin as he led the pitch up a half-chimney, which involved finding hidden footholds, stemming, and mantle moves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHow does he do that?\u201d asked Ann.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cPiece of cake.\u201d Because this was the steepest section of the ascent, Justin belayed us up one at a time (much of the day would involve simul-climbing.) Parts of the pitch seemed devoid of reliable handholds, but of course they were there. I was out of sight from Justin and Ann, but they could holler down advice at just the right moment. \u201cReach up with your right hand and feel to the right, there\u2019s a good hold there.\u201d <i>Son of a\u2026 there it is<\/i>. Getting this obstacle out of the way early was a relief.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4815\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.53.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4815\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.53.12-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.53.12-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.53.12-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.53.12-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.53.12-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up we go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4820\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.55.27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4820\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.55.27-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.55.27-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.55.27-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.55.27-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.55.27-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Okayyyy&#8230; so, the ridge will be narrow in places.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4821\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.56.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4821\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.56.12-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.56.12-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.56.12-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.56.12-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.56.12-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching our first obstacle, a gendarme on the ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4822\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.57.36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4822\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.57.36-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.57.36-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.57.36-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.57.36-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.57.36-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann approaches the gendarme. I help keep the rope out of her way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4824\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.59.01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4824\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.59.01-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.59.01-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.59.01-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.59.01-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X21.59.01-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down at the debris field.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4825\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.01.38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4825\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.01.38-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.01.38-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.01.38-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.01.38-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.01.38-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann follows Justin up the Gendarme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4826\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.03.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4826\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.03.09-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.03.09-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.03.09-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.03.09-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.03.09-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My turn. Great handholds&#8230; nothing below but air.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4827\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.05.06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4827\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.05.06-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.05.06-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.05.06-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.05.06-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.05.06-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking up the cruxy part of the Gendarme. Awkward but not too difficult.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4828\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.08.55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4828\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.08.55-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.08.55-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.08.55-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.08.55-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.08.55-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the first anchor station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4829\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.09.31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4829\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.09.31-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.09.31-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.09.31-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.09.31-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.09.31-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleaning the anchor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The North Ridge is punctuated by a series of towers, or more precisely by steep sections several hundred feet high, intermixed with low-angle terrain. The entire climb seemed unthinkably immense, so these steep aretes made natural sub-goals to focus on. As the crow flies, the whole day was probably under a mile in distance, although my GPS ended up logging 1.3 miles. <i>Just a mile\u2026 how hard could this be?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The climbing was spectacular. Not too difficult, but requiring full focus. Coordination of hands and feet, stepping and reaching in sequence, minding the rope between us all the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Initially, for the first several hours, the ridge was relatively wide, and we often climbed to one side or the other, in effect traversing. In some places the terrain sloped gently down to either side. But as we gained elevation it became much narrower, often several feet across at most, and the drops were very exposed. In other places the ridge was simply a thin fin of rock that we gripped at eye level while traversing, like the peak of an impossibly tall A-frame house. At one point the ridgetop was genuinely sharp for about 12 feet, like a giant flint knapped into a blade. Justin was able to scootch along it resting on his perineum, which worked for me too. Ann, not so much. She tried to rest her weight on the ridge for about half a second before stopping. \u201cNope. No way. That\u2019s not happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cYou could ride side saddle\u2014\u201c I offered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cNope. We\u2019re done.\u201d Ann stepped out over the void and shimmied along, using the ridge like a railing. Exposed, but dignified, and definitely better for her anatomy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Of course, Justin always had us on belay. When the terrain was modest we moved as a team, protected by the rope threaded between horns. But, this was not always possible. The ridge rises unevenly towards the summit, in a series of towers, each higher than the last. Some of them take minutes to climb, others closer to an hour, or longer. Justin would usually lead out while we kept him on belay, then he would return the favor while Ann and I climbed together to him, separated by about three meters of rope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Objectively, none of these moves was very hard. But the overall experience was indeed challenging. Synchronizing our moves while simul-climbing was just part of the difficulty. We carried packs weighing about 40 pounds. The rock\u2019s stability was unreliable, and every hold had to be tested. This route is rarely climbed, so nothing is worn smooth or tramped down. Feeling for small features in the rock through my mountaineering boots was totally different than in rock shoes. The sun blasted down, casting harsh glare and throwing deep shadows. Sunscreen tended to run into my eyes where it stung. Or, was that the wildfire smoke, which was also triggering post-nasal drip? And the exposure was spicy\u2026 hundreds of feet (or more) to the glaciers below. No, the moves were not that difficult, but the overall experience of alpine climbing was so far from climbing in a gym as to be almost unrecognizable. Don\u2019t get me wrong: gym climbing is amazing, I love watching it and aspire to get better at it. About damn time it is becoming an Olympic sport. <i>Still\u2026 this ain\u2019t no climbing gym.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mountaineering requires full focus, which suits me well. I am not innately gifted at multi-tasking or thinking strategically. I have to do that in my administrative roles, and I don\u2019t mind it. But, the single-mindedness required in mountaineering calls to my true talents, in the same way as clinical medicine: Here is a problem that I can see, touch, smell\u2026 If I just put my mind and my whole heart into this, I can solve it. <i>I will figure this out<\/i>. Certainly, mountaineering is all about solving problems, great and small.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>But, there\u2019s more to it than than. At a break I looked past my boots dangling in the air, down to the turquoise-colored tarn far below. I reflected on why I had chosen this hobby: <i>It\u2019s beautiful\u2026 challenging\u2026 inspiring.<\/i> And on Forbidden\u2019s North Ridge, it is also hazardous. <i>I climb in spite of the danger, not because of it. Right?<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Maybe the hazard is part of the attraction. <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/7i9763l5SSfOnqZ35VOcfy\">Twenty-One Pilots\u2019 lyrics<\/a> came to mind: \u201cDeath inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4830\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.13.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4830\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.13.09-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.13.09-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.13.09-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.13.09-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.13.09-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Route descends a bit here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4831\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.14.18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4831\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.14.18-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.14.18-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.14.18-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.14.18-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.14.18-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost out of shadow&#8230; will be in sun for most of the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4832\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.15.19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4832\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.15.19-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.15.19-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.15.19-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.15.19-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.15.19-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Draping the rope over a horn, our usual manner of protection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4834\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.22.06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4834\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.22.06-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.22.06-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.22.06-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.22.06-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.22.06-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simulwalking in the sunshine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4836\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.24.24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4836\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.24.24-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.24.24-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.24.24-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.24.24-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.24.24-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ridge is wide and gentle here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4835\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.23.52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4835\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.23.52-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.23.52-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.23.52-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.23.52-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.23.52-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dropping briefly towards the glacier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4839\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.28.15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4839\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.28.15-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.28.15-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.28.15-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.28.15-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.28.15-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doozy of an exposure below the gap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4837\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.25.58.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4837\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.25.58-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.25.58-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.25.58-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.25.58-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.25.58-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann descends towards the gap. Justin has us protected on a horn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4838\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.27.11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4838\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.27.11-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.27.11-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.27.11-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.27.11-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.27.11-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Occasionally I can help her get a foot into position.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4840\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.33.15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4840\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.33.15-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.33.15-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.33.15-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.33.15-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.33.15-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are in balance here, and Justin can safely follow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4841\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.34.21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4841\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.34.21-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.34.21-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.34.21-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.34.21-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.34.21-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Truly, perfect conditions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4843\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.40.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4843\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.40.09-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.40.09-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.40.09-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.40.09-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.40.09-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ridge walking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4842\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.36.32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4842\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.36.32-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.36.32-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.36.32-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.36.32-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.36.32-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin takes the lead again as we walk along the last bits of green on the ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4844\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.41.54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4844\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.41.54-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.41.54-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.41.54-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.41.54-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.41.54-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking a breather for a moment before we start up this wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4845\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.42.51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4845\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.42.51-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.42.51-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.42.51-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.42.51-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-01X22.42.51-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting up the green wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4846\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.41.29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4846\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.41.29-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.41.29-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.41.29-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.41.29-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.41.29-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A combination of low angle and high angle here, especially as we near the top of this tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4849\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.45.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4849\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.45.12-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.45.12-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.45.12-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.45.12-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.45.12-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check out this sweet bivvy site we found atop the tower! Room for one&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4847\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.43.48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4847\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.43.48-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.43.48-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.43.48-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.43.48-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.43.48-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann flicks the rope over her head as we follow Justin to a break spot in the shadows below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4850\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GOPR3003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4850\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GOPR3003-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GOPR3003-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GOPR3003-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GOPR3003-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GOPR3003-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short break in the shade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4853\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2827.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4853\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2827-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2827-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2827-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2827-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2827-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking across to El Dorado in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4852\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2823.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4852\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2823-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2823-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2823-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2823-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2823-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pondering the route ahead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4858\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.49.31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4858\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.49.31-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.49.31-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.49.31-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.49.31-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.49.31-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin leads from the break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4857\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.48.46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4857\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.48.46-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.48.46-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.48.46-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.48.46-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.48.46-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passing the first snow patch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4883\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2839.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4883\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2839-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2839-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2839-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2839-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2839-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back at the first snowfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4885\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4885\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2842-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2842-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2842-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2842-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2842-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I wondered if those mare&#8217;s tails portend precip. Turns out, they did not.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4882\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2837.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4882\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2837-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2837-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2837-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2837-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2837-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin prepares to lead up the next tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4886\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4886\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2844-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2844-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2844-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2844-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2844-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The next tower face is steep.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4887\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2845.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4887\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2845-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2845-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2845-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2845-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2845-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A burly Merle anchor. In many cases, because our stance was solid and we were moving quickly on relatively low angle terrain, we could just clip the rope through the locker without tying a clove hitch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4856\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4856\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2831-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2831-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2831-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2831-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2831-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I have Justin on belay as he leads this pitch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4864\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.22.26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4864\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.22.26-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.22.26-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.22.26-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.22.26-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.22.26-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We gain altitude quickly on this one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4861\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4861\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.29-800x595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.29-800x595.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.29-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.29-660x491.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.29-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann gets ready for some steeper stuff above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4859\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.50.48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4859\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.50.48-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.50.48-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.50.48-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.50.48-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.50.48-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting steeper here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4862\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.20.24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4862\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.20.24-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.20.24-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.20.24-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.20.24-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.20.24-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ridge is about one hand&#8217;s width here. Perfect for grabbin&#8217;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4860\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4860\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.07-800x595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.07-800x595.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.07-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.07-660x491.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-06X16.52.07-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some low 5th class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4865\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4865\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4865\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.21-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.21-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.21-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.21-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.21-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Narrow, but with burly standing positions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4866\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4866\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.53-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.53-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.53-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.53-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.23.53-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just keep up with Ann&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4867\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.24.23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4867\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.24.23-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.24.23-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.24.23-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.24.23-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.24.23-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cresting a knob.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4868\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.25.11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4868\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.25.11-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.25.11-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.25.11-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.25.11-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.25.11-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yep, we need to step to the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4869\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4869\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.02-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.02-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.02-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.02-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.02-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Puuuuuurfect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4870\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.57.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4870\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.57-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.57-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.57-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.57-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.26.57-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cams I clean tend to catch rock edges during the climb. #aggravating<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4871\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.27.38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4871\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.27.38-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.27.38-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.27.38-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.27.38-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.27.38-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wrapping a horn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4872\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.28.15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4872\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.28.15-800x592.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.28.15-800x592.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.28.15-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.28.15-660x488.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.28.15-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close quarters on the ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4873\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.33.32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4873\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.33.32-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.33.32-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.33.32-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.33.32-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.33.32-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here I come, Annie!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4874\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.34.19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4874\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.34.19-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.34.19-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.34.19-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.34.19-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.34.19-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These blocks look loose, but most felt steady underfoot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4875\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.35.23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4875\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.35.23-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.35.23-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.35.23-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.35.23-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.35.23-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching another crest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4876\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4876\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.18-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.18-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.18-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.18-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.18-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lunging for a block.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4877\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4877\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.55-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.55-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.55-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.55-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.36.55-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dropping to a small saddle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4878\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.40.03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4878\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.40.03-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.40.03-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.40.03-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.40.03-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.40.03-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann cleans up like a pro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4879\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.42.35.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4879\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.42.35-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.42.35-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.42.35-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.42.35-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.42.35-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We pose for a photo by Justin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4881\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_105513031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4881\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_105513031-450x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_105513031-450x800.jpg 450w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_105513031-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_105513031-371x660.jpg 371w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_105513031-768x1365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There we are.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4888\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2847.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4888\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2847-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2847-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2847-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2847-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2847-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking at Forbidden&#8217;s East Ridge. Glacier Peak in the far distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4890\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2849.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4890\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2849-601x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2849-601x800.jpg 601w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2849-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2849-496x660.jpg 496w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2849-768x1022.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selfie near a tower crest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4889\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4889\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2848-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2848-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2848-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2848-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2848-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin leads a pretty narrow section of ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4891\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4891\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin snaps us passing another tower tip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4892\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4892\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-2-733x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-2-733x800.jpg 733w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-2-137x150.jpg 137w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-2-604x660.jpg 604w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-2-768x839.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_115855175_TOP-2.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yeah, there we are.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4893\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.45.19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4893\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.45.19-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.45.19-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.45.19-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.45.19-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.45.19-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down at the Boston Glacier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4894\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.48.41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4894\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.48.41-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.48.41-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.48.41-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.48.41-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.48.41-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ridge narrows&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4895\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.49.16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4895\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.49.16-800x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.49.16-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.49.16-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.49.16-660x490.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X15.49.16-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin protects us from a stance atop a tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4896\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.09.46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4896\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.09.46-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.09.46-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.09.46-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.09.46-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.09.46-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the last obstacle between us and the second snowfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The ridge was bone-dry, except for two snowfields. We passed the first one soon after leaving camp, and decided to press on to the upper snowfield rather than stop for water so early. This was the right decision\u2026 I drank the last of my water just before we reached that upper snowfield. It was an ideal spot for a break, because we were protected by a stone wall on one side, and the snowpack on the other. For the first time in hours we could untie, get the boots off, take a leak, eat food, gossip\u2026 be human again. The stress of the exposed ridge melted away, and for half an hour we were just three friends enjoying the outdoors, like on any other trip.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4897\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.10.53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4897\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.10.53-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.10.53-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.10.53-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.10.53-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-07X17.10.53-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mother Lode! Snow! And not a moment too soon. #parched<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4900\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2858.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4900\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2858-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2858-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2858-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2858-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2858-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our break spot affords a nice view of the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4898\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2857.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4898\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2857-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2857-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2857-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2857-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2857-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin scrapes fresh snow into the Reactor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4899\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2851.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4899\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2851-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2851-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2851-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2851-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2851-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann prepares a tasty and very appetizing lunch. #thatsnotchocolate #sh*teatinggrin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4901\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX1X42X41XPM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4901\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX1X42X41XPM-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX1X42X41XPM-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX1X42X41XPM-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX1X42X41XPM-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX1X42X41XPM-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I keep cool during lunch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Gearing up after the break, I felt pretty good. Hydrated, nourished, not sunburned\u2026 it seemed we had plenty of daylight left. We were moving slowly but steadily, and with total protection thanks to Justin. We were climbing the North Ridge. <i>Let\u2019s do this.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4902\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2860.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4902\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2860-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2860-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2860-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2860-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2860-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin wraps a horn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4903\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2862.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4903\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2862-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2862-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2862-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2862-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2862-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back at the second snowfield after leaving the break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4904\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2861.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4904\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2861-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2861-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2861-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2861-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2861-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Route to the summit beyond the second snow field. Note the climber standing on the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4905\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2868.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4905\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2868-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2868-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2868-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2868-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2868-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of many obstacles between us and destiny.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4906\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2872.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4906\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2872-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2872-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2872-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2872-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2872-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin leads with authority.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">I climbed just fine. At one point I was deeply disappointed in myself for failing to clean one of Justin\u2019s cams. We were on the west side of the ridge, in deep shadow (a momentary blessing), on a section of vertical rock punctuated by standing platforms filled with loose dirt. There was just enough of a foothold for me to balance and grab the cam\u2019s handle\u2026 but the jaws just would not move. Not a millimeter. <i>Goddamn it<\/i>. I wiggled it gently, shook it, tried to slide it to and fro\u2026 Nada. I told Justin I was out of options, and confirmed that the cams were no longer moving. He told me to leave it, and I apologized profusely. he did not seem perturbed, not even a little bit. \u201cIt happens, no worries.\u201d But I still felt badly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We could see people on the summit above\u2026 they looked so close. But it took hours to reach the final pitch, because we climbed carefully and with solid protection the whole way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">My GoPro-6 failed to capture those last pitches, which was very disappointing\u2026 it was brand new. Removing the battery on the summit seemed to reset it, and I was able to capture most of our descent that evening.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4908\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.19.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4908\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.19.09-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.19.09-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.19.09-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.19.09-660x498.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.19.09-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rare moment in shadow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4911\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-13X21.10.20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4911\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-13X21.10.20-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-13X21.10.20-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-13X21.10.20-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-13X21.10.20-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-13X21.10.20-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stepping into the void&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4909\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.20.48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4909\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.20.48-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.20.48-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.20.48-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.20.48-660x498.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.20.48-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The East Ridge is looming closer&#8230; meaning we are approaching the summit!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4910\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.21.34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4910\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.21.34-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.21.34-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.21.34-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.21.34-660x498.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.21.34-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann wrangles the rope around a horn. Summit not far now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4907\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_165424873_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4907\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_165424873_HDR-637x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_165424873_HDR-637x800.jpg 637w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_165424873_HDR-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_165424873_HDR-525x660.jpg 525w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20180905_165424873_HDR-768x965.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin snaps us climbing to his belay station on the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The top of Forbidden is a tiny outcrop, just big enough for me and Justin to share\u2026 Ann found a tiny perch several feet away. It was warm but not too hot, with a nice breeze. The wildfire smoke was mostly below us. We could see for miles in all directions, including back at the route we had just climbed\u2026 and the way we would have to descend now, via the West Ridge. We grabbed a quick snack and water, mindful of the late hour. We needed to hustle, but it was sooooo beautiful.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4918\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2882.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4918\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2882-800x183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2882-800x183.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2882-150x34.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2882-660x151.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2882-768x176.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pano from the summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4919\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2886.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4919\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2886-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2886-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2886-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2886-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2886-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The North Ridge of Forbidden, photographed from the summit. Our bivvy spot last night is where the rock cleaver meets the main ridge, casting a shadow upon it. Distance is about one mile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4915\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2875.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4915\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2875-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2875-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2875-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2875-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2875-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Merle: A legend. Our guide. And our friend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4916\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2876.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4916\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2876-721x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2876-721x800.jpg 721w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2876-135x150.jpg 135w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2876-595x660.jpg 595w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2876-768x852.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann Sparks: Inspiration to humankind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4917\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4917\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2881-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2881-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2881-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2881-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2881-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loving it up here. Not my typical Wednesday&#8230; wondering what&#8217;s happening back at work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I drank the summit in, and thought of Julie and the kids. <i>I wish they could see this<\/i>. I thought of work. What was happening back at the hospital? It was almost 6:00 PM on a Wednesday\u2026 case conference and board review would be wrapping up, and the fellows would probably head out for celebratory drinks. The next day, when I got cell service again, they texted me this photo taken while we were descending the West Ridge, confirming my suspicions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4920\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_5081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4920\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_5081-800x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_5081-800x477.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_5081-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_5081-660x393.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_5081-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The amazing first-year ID fellows, AKA Team Strongyladies, photographed at the same moment in Seattle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">It was time to descend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Now it was my turn to lead. Instead of watching Ann\u2019s moves, she had to watch mine. I needed to be sure my pace was slow, steady, and predictable, lest I pull the rope taught between us. Justin kept us on belay while we simul-climbed, then we would set up a rap station using a cam or simply by slinging the rope twice around a horn. Eventually we came across several proper rap stations, and clipping to those was very reassuring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Initially the route was very austere: Totally exposed on either side of the ridge, which was narrow. In some cases it was possible to traverse on one side or the other, but usually the best option was also the most intimidating: directly down the spine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4912\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.28.33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4912\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.28.33-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.28.33-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.28.33-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.28.33-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.28.33-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very solid handholds as I begin the descent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4913\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.29.14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4913\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.29.14-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.29.14-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.29.14-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.29.14-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.29.14-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The slabs here are steep and oblique.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4914\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.30.34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4914\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.30.34-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.30.34-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.30.34-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.30.34-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.30.34-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann prepares to smear down this little wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4929\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4929\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.14-601x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.14-601x800.jpg 601w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.14-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.14-496x660.jpg 496w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.14-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.14.jpg 1598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann follows me to the catwalk below the belay station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4928\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.31.40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4928\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.31.40-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.31.40-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.31.40-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.31.40-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.31.40-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stepping across a small notch in the ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4930\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4930\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.52-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.52-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.52-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.52-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.33.52-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just a few more steps to the belay station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4931\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.37.13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4931\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.37.13-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.37.13-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.37.13-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.37.13-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.37.13-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Belaying Justin down from his anchor spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4932\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.39.38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4932\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.39.38-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.39.38-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.39.38-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.39.38-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.39.38-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tight quarters up here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4933\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.41.51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4933\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.41.51-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.41.51-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.41.51-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.41.51-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.41.51-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up he goes&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4934\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.42.28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4934\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.42.28-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.42.28-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.42.28-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.42.28-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-08X23.42.28-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watching Justin take the lead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4935\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.56.59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4935\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.56.59-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.56.59-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.56.59-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.56.59-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.56.59-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of these flakes look so precarious&#8230; but feel solid in hand and underfoot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4936\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.57.46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4936\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.57.46-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.57.46-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.57.46-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.57.46-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.57.46-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downclimbing the north side of the ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4937\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.59.20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4937\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.59.20-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.59.20-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.59.20-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.59.20-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X20.59.20-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pointing out my planned route. Justin approves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4938\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.00.01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4938\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.00.01-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.00.01-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.00.01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.00.01-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.00.01-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here comes Ann. Note rope in a notch at Justin&#8217;s belay station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4939\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.04.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4939\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.04.00-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.04.00-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.04.00-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.04.00-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.04.00-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here he comes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4940\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.05.27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4940\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.05.27-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.05.27-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.05.27-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.05.27-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.05.27-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin keeps himself protected using that horn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4941\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.06.39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4941\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.06.39-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.06.39-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.06.39-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.06.39-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.06.39-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steep slabs, but somehow there are always good footholds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4942\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.10.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4942\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.10.09-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.10.09-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.10.09-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.10.09-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.10.09-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crabwalking is a venerable descent technique up here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4943\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.14.20-e1539582742749.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4943\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.14.20-e1539582742749-603x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.14.20-e1539582742749-603x800.jpg 603w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.14.20-e1539582742749-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.14.20-e1539582742749-497x660.jpg 497w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.14.20-e1539582742749-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.14.20-e1539582742749.jpg 1593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is that block really stable? Yes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4944\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.15.59-e1539582789703.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4944\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.15.59-e1539582789703-602x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.15.59-e1539582789703-602x800.jpg 602w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.15.59-e1539582789703-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.15.59-e1539582789703-497x660.jpg 497w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.15.59-e1539582789703-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.15.59-e1539582789703.jpg 1588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An odd spot where progress means regaining a bit of elevation. Spicy exposure&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4945\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.17.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4945\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.17.00-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.17.00-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.17.00-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.17.00-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.17.00-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moving as a team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4946\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.18.32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4946\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.18.32-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.18.32-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.18.32-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.18.32-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.18.32-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Straddling the ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4947\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.19.38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4947\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.19.38-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.19.38-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.19.38-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.19.38-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.19.38-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In mountaineering boots, the smaller rock features are tough to feel. Here I lend Ann a hand with her foothold.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4948\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.21.10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4948\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.21.10-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.21.10-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.21.10-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.21.10-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.21.10-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wrapping a horn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4949\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.24.55-e1539583045870.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4949\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.24.55-e1539583045870-602x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.24.55-e1539583045870-602x800.jpg 602w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.24.55-e1539583045870-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.24.55-e1539583045870-497x660.jpg 497w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.24.55-e1539583045870-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.24.55-e1539583045870.jpg 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Progress is slow, and daylight is burning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">When I found the first rap station I clipped in, and Ann joined me moments later. Justin descended carefully, and we had a few minutes to take in the scene. The sunlight light was warm and cast the ridge in a red hue, made more dramatic by the wildfire smoke below. It was going to be a beautiful sunset.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And then it would turn to night. And we would be forced to continue the descent in darkness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Benighted. Fuck\u2026.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Justin had climbed this ridge multiple times, as had Ann. We would be fine. Still, I felt badly having to put on the headlamp, because it meant Justin would have to work that much harder to get us down. <i>Be careful, smooth, and efficient. No rushing<\/i>. Indeed, there was nothing else to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Justin joined us at the rap station, where we clustered together tightly on a slightly awkward perch and got ready to rappel the 50 foot face below. And we realized that Justin\u2019s belay device was gone. It must have gotten hung up on one of the crags he had scrambled down below the summit. This struck me as a big deal\u2026 I had rapped on a Munter hitch before, and it added a jillion twists to the kernmantle, which was a total pain. Justin had a better idea, and was unfazed. When it was his turn to descend he simply rigged a 4-biner brake, like one I had seen in <i>Freedom of the Hills<\/i> years earlier. And it worked perfectly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4950\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.25.28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4950\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.25.28-800x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.25.28-800x603.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.25.28-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.25.28-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.25.28-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every step taken with greatest care.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4953\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4953\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.55-602x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.55-602x800.jpg 602w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.55-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.55-496x660.jpg 496w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.55-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.55.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stepping &#8217;round the horn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4954\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.29.23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4954\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.29.23-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.29.23-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.29.23-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.29.23-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.29.23-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rope management never gets old.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4955\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.30.54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4955\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.30.54-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.30.54-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.30.54-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.30.54-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.30.54-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hanging with my buddy Ann. Literally.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4956\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.33.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4956\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.33.12-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.33.12-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.33.12-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.33.12-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.33.12-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin adjusts his rope in preparation to descend to us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4957\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.35.02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4957\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.35.02-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.35.02-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.35.02-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.35.02-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.35.02-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Routefinding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4958\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.38.02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4958\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.38.02-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.38.02-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.38.02-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.38.02-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.38.02-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That moment when your guide realizes his belay device is gone. #noworries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4978\" style=\"width: 464px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ScreenshotX2018-11-10X15.37.47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4978\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ScreenshotX2018-11-10X15.37.47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ScreenshotX2018-11-10X15.37.47.png 464w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ScreenshotX2018-11-10X15.37.47-99x150.png 99w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ScreenshotX2018-11-10X15.37.47-436x660.png 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yep. This worked perfectly for Justin. Thanks to the bible (Freedom of the Hills) for the image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">But, first I had to descend the tower. We could have thrown the rope down ahead of us then rapped it, as is customary on most Class 5 routes. However, that would have been a mess here, because there were low-angle sections and horns that would have snagged the butterfly coil as it sailed down. It would have been a pain. Instead, Justin lowered me directly, which was easy and quick. An odd descent for sure, switching from high-angle to gentler terrain, meaning I was half rapping and half scrambling. But it worked well. He then lowered Ann on the other end of the rope, so that when she reached me both strands were safely down the route, and he could rappel smoothly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The sun seemed to hang in the West for a long time, hovering over Mt Torment like a big old lightbulb. Inevitably, we fell into shadow, and the chill of the evening quickly set in. Adding a layer and switching into the Hestra gloves did the trick. I noticed how much better I felt than 24 hours earlier, when the glacier crossing had really knocked the tar out of me. Now I was fine. It was night, but we were all fine. This was no epic. <i>We\u2019ve got this.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4951\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.26.47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4951\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.26.47-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.26.47-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.26.47-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.26.47-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.26.47-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.26.47.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See the cordelette tied around the mushroom-shaped rock? This is a rap station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4952\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4952\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.17-599x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.17-599x800.jpg 599w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.17-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.17-494x660.jpg 494w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.17-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.27.17.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Better view of a rap station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4959\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.41.16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4959\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.41.16-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.41.16-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.41.16-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.41.16-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.41.16-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin lowers me to the next belay station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4960\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.42.42-e1539583584899.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4960\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.42.42-e1539583584899-602x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.42.42-e1539583584899-602x800.jpg 602w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.42.42-e1539583584899-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.42.42-e1539583584899-497x660.jpg 497w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.42.42-e1539583584899-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.42.42-e1539583584899.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slabs underfoot during the lower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4961\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.43.35.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4961\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.43.35-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.43.35-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.43.35-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.43.35-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.43.35-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not quite rappelling&#8230; not quite downclimbing&#8230; half of each&#8230; and all concentration.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4926\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX8X12X41XPM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4926\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX8X12X41XPM-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX8X12X41XPM-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX8X12X41XPM-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX8X12X41XPM-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PhotoXSepX05XX8X12X41XPM-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann snapped this of me during the descent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4922\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2888.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4922\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2888-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2888-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2888-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2888-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2888-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin prepares to lower Ann down this small tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4923\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2891.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4923\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2891-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2891-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2891-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2891-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2891-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The West Ridge. Almost sunset. Our bivvy site is just beyond the snowfield on the right side of the ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4924\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2892.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4924\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2892-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2892-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2892-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2892-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2892-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down at the glacier and basin below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4964\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.21.56.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4964\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.21.56-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.21.56-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.21.56-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.21.56-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.21.56-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann lowered by Justin on the tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4962\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.45.49.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4962\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.45.49-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.45.49-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.45.49-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.45.49-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.45.49-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back as Justin begins to rap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4963\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.46.13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4963\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.46.13-800x602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.46.13-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.46.13-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.46.13-660x497.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-09X21.46.13-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Ridge of Forbidden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4965\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.26.40-e1539664979282.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4965\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.26.40-e1539664979282-602x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.26.40-e1539664979282-602x800.jpg 602w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.26.40-e1539664979282-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.26.40-e1539664979282-496x660.jpg 496w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.26.40-e1539664979282-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ScreenshotX2018-10-11X21.26.40-e1539664979282.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rapping at dusk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Soon after nightfall the route plunged down to the right. We watched Justin\u2019s headlamp become smaller and smaller as he rappelled the North Face. It was remarkably still. In darkness, the mountain seemed to change: It began to feel friendly, smaller, enclosed, as though the night became walls and ceiling of a private room surrounding us. I breathed\u2014really breathed deeply\u2014for the first time in hours. I forced my shoulders to relax, then my arms, then my spine. However, we remained exposed, and the sensation of enclosure was an illusion. <i>Stay focused.<\/i> I thought of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5KOO6fje67eb269HVMQW08\">Christian Reindl\u2019s lyrics<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You don&#8217;t have to search for more<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve heard it all before&#8230;<br \/>\nYou can&#8217;t fight this twisted fantasy<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A friend of mine&#8221;<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll wait for you to see&#8230;<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t try too hide<br \/>\nYou know you&#8217;re better off with me<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I&#8217;m the devil on your shoulder<br \/>\nI&#8217;m only cold so you\u2019ll come closer<br \/>\nWhen you strain your eyes to find the light<br \/>\nI won&#8217;t be far behind<br \/>\nCause it&#8217;s better in the dark<br \/>\nWhen you\u2019re a friend of mine<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s a hell of a ride\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You don&#8217;t have to search for more<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll give you what you need<br \/>\nWhat are you waiting for?<br \/>\nI&#8217;m right beside you, tearing on your sleeve<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2014Christian Reindl<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We made slow, steady progress, down and down. The north side of the ridge grew wider, littered by car-sized boulders lying in a jumbled mess. Just before 10 PM I said, \u201cHey, there\u2019s a big snowfield ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cYES!\u201d cried Ann. She knew that the bivvy ledge was perched just above the snowfield. And, sure enough, it was. Atop a story-high wall were three platforms of earth, each totally smooth and the perfect size for a bivvy bag. Justin chopped some snow from the glacier into a garbage bag, then hauled it up to the ledge so we could melt water. I sent a text to George Dunn telling him we were at camp. Hot food\u2026 dry sleeping bag\u2026 a billion stars overhead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ann told me to turn out my headlamp and look south. I knew the ridge was there, and wondered if we could see it in starlight. As my eyes adjusted, I realized that the ridge was <i>much<\/i> bigger than I had guessed: It rose like a tall, evil pyramid towards the sky. \u201cHoly cow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cPretty cool, right? We climbed that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes, we did. Thanks to Justin, this summit had become a reality for me, and doing it via the North Ridge made it even better. Doing it with my friends was the best part of all. I thought of our other buddies who would love to have been there. A larger team on the North Ridge would be impossible, or unsafe at the very least, but I still wished they could have joined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As I fell asleep, I thought about the Catscratch Gullies we would rap in the morning. But, only briefly. Enough climbing\u2026 put that monkey mind to sleep. I let all my concerns fade away. I hoped that my blue bag would help fend off the snafflehounds in the night. Even shrouded in three plastic bags it smelled simply horrendous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The day&#8217;s climb, condensed to 13 minutes. My favorite segments are at 3:44, 5:00, and 9:42. For those who want to see all the footage I shot that day, about 2 hours of our 14 hour day, here it is. Language cleaned up, otherwise raw footage: Here&#8217;s the blog. I slept well on the bivvy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2018\/11\/forbidden-peak-via-north-ridge-day-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Forbidden Peak via North Ridge Day 3<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,32,4,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ascent","category-cascades","category-descent","category-summit","expedition-cascades"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Forbidden Peak via North Ridge Day 3 - OSM Adventures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2018\/11\/forbidden-peak-via-north-ridge-day-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Forbidden Peak via North Ridge Day 3 - OSM Adventures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The day&#8217;s climb, condensed to 13 minutes. 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