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I reach a steep slippery area on the ridge with a gnarled juniper while attempting to begin a descent toward Copper World Mine

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03951-copper-world.jpg Looking south from the unnamed ridge above Copper World Mine toward Cima Dome on the horizonThumbnailsThis downhill to Copper World Mine Road is also pretty steep, but it has a bit of a saddle on the way to ease the descentLooking south from the unnamed ridge above Copper World Mine toward Cima Dome on the horizonThumbnailsThis downhill to Copper World Mine Road is also pretty steep, but it has a bit of a saddle on the way to ease the descentLooking south from the unnamed ridge above Copper World Mine toward Cima Dome on the horizonThumbnailsThis downhill to Copper World Mine Road is also pretty steep, but it has a bit of a saddle on the way to ease the descentLooking south from the unnamed ridge above Copper World Mine toward Cima Dome on the horizonThumbnailsThis downhill to Copper World Mine Road is also pretty steep, but it has a bit of a saddle on the way to ease the descentLooking south from the unnamed ridge above Copper World Mine toward Cima Dome on the horizonThumbnailsThis downhill to Copper World Mine Road is also pretty steep, but it has a bit of a saddle on the way to ease the descent

I stop. Too slippery to descend. Great place for a break, but not a great place to break a leg. I munch on a Clif bar and consult my maps and GPS. I decide to turn back and instead try descending the slope that I pre-recorded on my GPS as a possible route down.

It looks slightly less steep.