The rock was crumbly but sturdy enough for us to walk on sideways by holding on to the edge or just straddling across.
You cannot stand up straight.
We had rope just in case but did not use it.
After crossing the main part of the ridge above we still had to cross more sketchy sections before getting to a safe spot.
Anyways, we took a break on a safe flat spot and sighed with relief that we all made it. We still had quite a ways to go. We would have to drop down into a canyon then start ascending again on another sketchy ridge, but not as bad as the one we just crossed. Our goal was to bag Guillermo Mtn.
After descending into the canyon, then ascending another steep ridge to another safe spot, four members of our group were too exhausted to continue. So I, and five others, decided to go for it. We continued on and it was an exhausting climb the remainder of the way to the summit. Once we reached the top of the summit ridge we had to go through some really thick brush, but it was so bad that it would take a long time to get through. We promised the others waiting that we would only hike for about an hour and turn around whether we made it or not. We tried to bushwhack but it was a nightmare. I got scratched up pretty badly and fell on a yucca plant. I was a bloody mess.
After returning to our friends and resting, I felt thrashed and was not happy. Damn I was so close!
Anyways, the plan was to return back the way we came, but going across that ridge would take a long time, and we didn't want to hike in the dark. We descended a different ridge that was very slippery and most of the time we were sliding on our butts. We ended up in a muddy wash, but we didn't mind because we knew this was the way out and we just wanted to get back to our cars.
We are planning on going back in a couple of weeks, I guess because we are just crazy or some of us have a death wish. We will be hiking on another section of that ridge. This hike is definitely not for everyone. The entire hike was cross country. I do not know anyone who has hiked this route on the razorback ridge. It is not a known route. I must admit I was a bit scared but my adrenaline was kicking in so I didn't think twice about doing it.
