| Show egan ascent guide us tip dozen mountains zealous exponent sport guide practical route set long journey never see again snow line without accident storm ten tramp summit point equipped six iron inch long alp went went wont several began CLIMBED MOUNT HOOD HOOD ALONE ALONE root root moat root moat meat jr 31 wells portland ore stop era myself wells party portland continued wall wall wail ice snow thought angle 45 bit position where found advance look back saw incline greater almost perpendicular steep return add difficulty retreat sun surface end did dare face stir great cliffs rue either side lost way upon virgin spot extreme danger loss know stood though wind bit above flat ledge rock crumble touch above sky line life upon once ledge ascertain hold fully stone stone atone start landslide however held alpenstock full length hung mid air thousand feet below gorge tall silver green feet height feet below toy christmas children play beyond ran mighty columbia river silver blue myself joy surface ledge surprise mountain top found instead instead intend another black wall flung across path utmost care way base barricade detour right arid gain summit few add guide ghost myself door worn bone clinging cliffs otherwise injury told stick track climb hope repeat effort second street ted ted led save own life mount hood without guide several ago gave local sobriquet york tribune |
