After that, you are just a hop, skip, and a jump from Scout's Landing, which is where Angels Landing begins.
I'm not sure what the difference was between this trek and the last (besides six years). I don't remember any fear or realization of how high up I was. Or how close I was to the edge.
Our first time was in June and we didn't start on the trail until noon. I think I got heatstroke and this may explain my lack of fear.
At any rate, I was freaked most of the time and couldn't bring myself to take the camera out for pictures.
For those of you who haven't been on Angels Landing, it's a 1400 foot drop on either side of you. And your walk way isn't more than 10 feet wide in most places, maybe less in others. And I was very aware of high up I was and how far down it was. There are also lots of places where you have chains to hang onto because its too steep not to hang onto something.
We got almost all the way to the top before we encountered some snow that made the path kinda slick. I almost turned back but GR got me through it. Then the next turn had more snow with no chains to cling to and I couldn't make myself do it. I could too easily see myself and maybe GR slipping and going over the edge. I think GR recognized how close I was to a complete melt down and didn't push to go on. So we made it 95% or so, to bad I didn't make it to the top, because I can't see myself pushing for a third attempt.
Since I didn't get pictures from this trip, here are some we snapped waay back in June of 2006.
At the top:
Pictures of the chains:
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