[at-l] Trip Report Maine, Part 2; Summiting Katahdin

[janl2 at mindspring.com (Jan Leitschuh)]

> In on or two places there were what you might call "O my God!" spots, where you had to scramble along the side of or over the top of a ledge with daylight below you on one side or the other.  But it is as much a mental effort as a physical one, and at one of these places I would stop, breathe deeply, relax and say, this is just a ridge a few feet off the ground.  Just put one foot (and one hand) in front of the other and it will be easy.
> 
> Rough and rocky: http://gallery.backcountry.net/albums/papabear_2004_Katahdin/aej.sized.jpg
> An "O my God!" spot: http://gallery.backcountry.net/albums/papabear_2004_Katahdin/ael.sized.jpg
> Don't look down: http://gallery.backcountry.net/albums/papabear_2004_Katahdin/aek.sized.jpg
> 
> At last we got to the Chimney, a deep chasm separating Chimney peak from Pamola.  From a distance it looked like there was no way to cross that gap without climbing equipment, but in this case it was not as bad as it looked.  A simple scramble down some ledges on one side and up on the other side did the trick.  Hint: it helps to have long legs for this bit, and follow the blue blazes carefully.

Awesome pictures, Papa Bear. You had a fantastic day to summit.
I especially appreciated the Knife Edge report, and pictures from The 
Edge.
One day it will be mine.
TeeteryShoe

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