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judgement because when we reached the top of the ridge, we found 

 we were at a height of about 3,500 feet ! 



There we had a magnificent view of the Razor approximately 

 a mile away. This is a rocky outcrop of 5,000 feet elevation and 

 about a mile long, with cliffs about 300 feet high falling away on 

 both sides to timbered ridges. At the southern end of the Razor 

 and behind several steep ridges was what we thought at first to be 

 Mount Despair (4.500 feet). Between it and us were about three 

 miles of numerous ridges which we realized afterwards, from 

 Steve's description, could not have been our rendezvous. In actual 





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The Highest Peak of the Razor. 



fact Mount Despair was still farther back and was out of sight 

 from where we were. Towards the south we could see the hump 

 on top of Mount Speculation rising to 5,650 feet — the highest peak 

 in the Barry Mountains. As it was 1 1 a.m. and our appointment 

 with Steve was at noon, we decided to eat our lunch while we 

 reviewed the situation. 



From Mount Despair, Steve looked on an even more striking 

 sight. He had an end-on view of the Razor whose top had the 

 appearance of a narrow track with steep cliffs dropping awav on 

 either side. South-east of the Razor he could see the Viking, our 

 view of which was obstructed by the Razor. The Viking is similar 

 in shape and size to the Razor, but on one side it has high over- 



