August 12, 2015
COOK LAKES, WY I got an early start from Vista Pass, using my headlamp. This climb was really hard. Ascending to Knapsack Col you have to climb a boulder field. It was extremely slow, exhausting, and dangerous. There are an infinite number of ways to break a leg. At one point I was sliding across a boulder when my Platypus slid off and fell deep into a crevasse. This was the only water I was carrying. Using the headlamp, I found it and was able to slide down into the crevasse to get it. Whew! As I approached the final…