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[[ start page]] [[right corner page # 18.]] might be well to state here that to successfully climb rocky mountains such as this, it is essential to wear rubber-soled canvass shoes or sneakers. These prevent your feet from slipping and are beside flexible, allowing your feet to curl around ledges and points of rock. [[image- photo inserted on page, black and white photo of rock formation and trees overlooking mountains. caption under photo " Balancing Rock" underlined]] The rain was at its height as we paddled back to the Eckler camp. Here we took out some dry clothes from our suit-cases and carried them up to Mountain Pond. Unfortunately, after getting into dry clothes, my friend slipped into the lake while getting a drink of water from a log. This was a mere trifle and we soon were asleep for the night. [[image- photo inserted on page, black and white White man bent down over lake taking a drink, lake surrounded by trees. caption under photo "Drinking out of the Lake" underlined]] [[end page]]