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A 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

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3641-kelso-peak.jpg Vertigo man is fixated on how steep this is; I feel like a cat on a roof, not sure how to get back downThumbnailsI start looking for a way back down from the Kelso Peak ridge line, preferably not following the same route I ascendedVertigo man is fixated on how steep this is; I feel like a cat on a roof, not sure how to get back downThumbnailsI start looking for a way back down from the Kelso Peak ridge line, preferably not following the same route I ascendedVertigo man is fixated on how steep this is; I feel like a cat on a roof, not sure how to get back downThumbnailsI start looking for a way back down from the Kelso Peak ridge line, preferably not following the same route I ascendedVertigo man is fixated on how steep this is; I feel like a cat on a roof, not sure how to get back downThumbnailsI start looking for a way back down from the Kelso Peak ridge line, preferably not following the same route I ascendedVertigo man is fixated on how steep this is; I feel like a cat on a roof, not sure how to get back downThumbnailsI start looking for a way back down from the Kelso Peak ridge line, preferably not following the same route I ascended

If vertigo would subside, I might be able to climb a few of the boulders behind and above me, and then hike the Kelso Peak ridge. However, it might be a better idea to start looking for a way back down.