Kitchen Mountaineering

With the days getting longer, the iguanas, especially Odysseus, are getting more energetic. Or maybe restless. Odie made a mountaineering expedition to the pots and pans cupboard today, successfully summitting Mt. Soup Pot.

Here’s an action shot as Odie, with crampons on all four feet, successfully climbs the Great Casserole Couloir:

Here he is taking a breather at Camp 4, just above the almost-vertical Wolfgang Puck Step:

Now for the most dangerous part of the climb! Here is Odie carefully negotiating the treacherous Saucepan Seracs:

And here is Odie at the summit!

(Although his descent involved a small avalanche, Odie is now resting safely at base camp.)