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Determined to keep going, I started bushwhacking through thorny vegetation and waist-high grass, tearing up my legs while slowly making my way upward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy sunset, the fog started rolling in and I still hadn’t reached the top of the pass. Finding a campsite was almost impossible since I hadn’t seen a single flat spot for hours. Exhausted, I kept pushing upward, convinced I had to reach the top before dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my exhaustion, I made a critical mistake and headed into the wrong valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fog thickened, darkness fell quickly, and my headlamp barely pierced through the mist. Every rational part of me told me to stop, but I kept going until I finally realized I had ended up in a dead-end canyon with no guarantee I could safely get back out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuckily, just before complete darkness, I spotted a cave where I could safely spend the night and come up with a new plan the next morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith daylight, the mistake immediately became clear. I managed to find the correct route out of the canyon and eventually made it safely onto the plateau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuite the adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI took this photo somewhere off trail on the way toward Fangs Pass. 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