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Vertigo man is fixated on how steep this is; I feel like a cat on a roof, not sure how to get back down

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3639-kelso-peak.jpg Looking down from the Kelso Peak ridge line past a few joshua trees and indigo bushes, I wonder how I made it up here!ThumbnailsA few large rocks are blocking my ascent onto the ridge, so I slowly move across the slope in case there's an easy way upLooking down from the Kelso Peak ridge line past a few joshua trees and indigo bushes, I wonder how I made it up here!ThumbnailsA few large rocks are blocking my ascent onto the ridge, so I slowly move across the slope in case there's an easy way upLooking down from the Kelso Peak ridge line past a few joshua trees and indigo bushes, I wonder how I made it up here!ThumbnailsA few large rocks are blocking my ascent onto the ridge, so I slowly move across the slope in case there's an easy way upLooking down from the Kelso Peak ridge line past a few joshua trees and indigo bushes, I wonder how I made it up here!ThumbnailsA few large rocks are blocking my ascent onto the ridge, so I slowly move across the slope in case there's an easy way upLooking down from the Kelso Peak ridge line past a few joshua trees and indigo bushes, I wonder how I made it up here!ThumbnailsA few large rocks are blocking my ascent onto the ridge, so I slowly move across the slope in case there's an easy way up

I've spent a good 15 minutes resting up here, but I'm still feeling shaky. I hate vertigo; maybe if I wait a bit longer it will just go away?