It took the two boys the better part of an hour to reach the base of the cliff they had seen through the tree tops.  By the time they had reached it they were both out of breath and sweating from the exertion of navigating the undisturbed forests on their journey.  Jimmy was silently cursing himself for not thinking to bring any bottled water with.  Marko had been right.  The peak was not small at all, in fact it was much taller than Jimmy could have imagined!  Although it was a steep and precarious climb, there were several hand and footholds that he could see on the face of it, and it was still less imposing than the mountainside back at the camp, so he was confident it could be climbed with some effort.

“How high do you reckon it is?” Marko panted, finding a seat i...

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