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junction with the rock at the farther and more accessible 

 end of the ridge. The edge was very narrow, so much so 

 that on one part I adopted the crawling system, like a 

 bear. It sloped up gently to the top, and then continued 

 nearly horizontal for some way. The whole ridge was 

 bare of snow, forming a crest on the mountain like the 

 comb of a cock. We were obliged to follow the edge of it 

 owing to the smoothness of the craggy slope on the left. 

 As to the other side, one might have measured it with a 

 plummet. According to a legend, a very long time ago a 

 trold, or giant who resided on the top --used to sit there 

 and fish the tarn below by throwing down a line. A cairn 

 marked the highest point. The view was wonderfully 

 wild. Following the way we had come, we reached 

 Haugen at 3.30 P,M.' 



