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I don't have any pictures of our descent, because by that
time my knee was in agony with every step. Keely has
diagnosed it as a Meniscus Tear, a poopy little problem that
takes months to heal. What it did for me was remove any
control I had over my left leg on the down stroke. I tried
crab walking to relieve the pain, but that just sapped my
strength faster. I was taking frequent rests (like every 5
to 10 minutes) and Keely was beginning to wilt in the heat.
I finally convinced her to go to the bottom ahead of me and
find shade and wait for me while I stumped my way down.
People kept stopping and asking if I was OK. Nobody offered
me their walking stick, but they were all concerned. I
finally reached the bottom where I lay in a tunnel for
nearly an hour trying to get enough strength to make the
last ½ mile run all in one shot. We reached camp at
11:00am, well into the time the rangers say only lizards and
idiots are on the trail. 110 degrees when we got there.
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