"The dreaded rocks" Top 5 Page for this destination Lone Pine Favorite Tip by goingsolo

Favorite thing: Descending the gully was a nightmare. It was much tougher picking our way down the loose steep rocks along the slope. Fatigue was beginning to set in. We were probably 10 hours into this hike and eating had been out of the question as the altitude made everyone queasy. We kept traversing back and forth, slowing forward progress considerably. The end of the gully didn't look that far away, but the painfully slow progress made this part of the journey extremely frustrating. I'd kept all thoughts of soreness shut down and really just couldn't feel my legs. But it was getting tougher to push past the fatigue.