The last time up the summit

[piddy3825]

Last time coming up to the summit, just got the last of the loot to grab and then back down to base camp.  Was any easy hike up to the rope leading to the summit.  After resting most of the night, it's only a few hours til dawn but with a full moon and no breeze an early morning assault is beckoning.

As I approach the rope, my torch still has a while to burn.  I drop it in the snow by the rope and begin my ascent.  Just shy of the top as I am running out of stamina, not wanting to risk falling, I take a breather on the ledge just below.  I slowly creep up on the edge and looking down I can barely see the light of my still burning torch.

After taking a little siesta, I push for the top and my final trip to the summit.

Whew, finally made it.   Take a minute as I catch my breath to do a quick little survey for map!

Now for quick pic of the tail section for the scrapbook and then it's time to think about heading back down.

Ok, nothing left up here to salvage.  got every last useable item and now its time to head back to base camp.  Decided to just drop down the face off to the right of the tail section.  Yeah, it's a doozie.  My jumping off point, you can see an engine down below.

Like extreme back country X-games snow skiing!  Just follow the fall line and traverse a lot.

A little while later, I'm about a good third of the way down.  Got some minor bruises, torn clothing etc, but so far doing well against the odds.

Looking back upwards from where I just duckwalked down from looks impossible, but I got the sprains and bruises to show for it.

A short controlled fall or two or three, and I am almost down off the mountain.

just need to walk down this final slope and base camp is just a short jaunt away

Wow, what a rush, from the summit to the bottom freestyle.  Bring plenty of painkillers, your gonna need them, but the time saved is worth every bruise sustained.

Well that little dot is the fishing hut so, time to head home and call it a day.

Thanks for reading!

 

[codfish107]

Yeah my last Stalker game was the first time i had actually took everything off of the summit, i did not know about this bouldering path.

[Cr41g]

I have taken this path back down many times... always crouched to minimize sprains and protect clothing

[Khan_Drichthyes]

Someday I'll make it up there, as well.

Which run will it be, though...

The sightseeing pilgrim?  The long running voyager, who made a home of Desolation Point?  The Hushed River Valley exploration voyager, who longs for a return to Mystery Lake?  Or the Interloper that clings to life, one day at a  time?

[piddy3825]

On 9/21/2018 at 6:41 AM, Khan_Drichthyes said:

Someday I'll make it up there, as well.

Which run will it be, though...

The sightseeing pilgrim?  The long running voyager, who made a home of Desolation Point?  The Hushed River Valley exploration voyager, who longs for a return to Mystery Lake?  Or the Interloper that clings to life, one day at a  time?

really depends on what kind of mood you're in doesn't it?  This time around for me was Pilgrim as i just wanted to systematically loot the entire map and wasn't interested in fighting the wildlife while doing so.  The weather was enough of an obstacle, lol.  Have you done that flare gun challenge yet?  If not, you outta check that out, brings a whole different experience to scaling the summit.

[Khan_Drichthyes]

2 hours ago, piddy3825 said:

Have you done that flare gun challenge yet?  If not, you outta check that out, brings a whole different experience to scaling the summit.

I've not tried any of the challenges yet.  I need to familiarize myself more with those maps.  I had one Interloper attempt that dropped me in the TWM map.  I was so lost that eventually the cold killed me.

[codfish107]

7 hours ago, piddy3825 said:

really depends on what kind of mood you're in doesn't it?

I'll agree with that. Most of the time I've scaled the summit i was spawning in TWM and doing it just for the challenge of it without continuing the run once i made it up there.