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First held my breath as I watched people scramble up and down those cliffs, and no one fell. Not today. In fact the young woman in the center is going down in proper mountaineer fashion, knees bent and leaning slightly forward at the waste, practicing what we mountaineers call, “Keep yer nose over yer toes. Nose over toes.” Whether she just naturally figured it out or already learned it from climbing or skiing remains unknown, and that’s OK.

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