DSC08674 Photo courtesy Bill Bushnell

Mammoth Trip, 2022

September 26

Echo Ridge



But now I am finding myself having fun! I do a little crack climbing to go from level to level - stick the foot in sideways and twist it straight. With the hiking boots it doesn't even hurt, but is probably a little less secure than with climbing shoes.


I get around the corner and find a vertical wall with good hands and feet. But I realize I left my radio in my pack at the bottom, and Stella and Bill can't see me here, so I decide it's better to turn back. I reverse the route, downclimbing the cracks the same way I came up. -F.