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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.’ 
