Forrest had chosen a spot near where they had seen the triceratops because the cliffs dipped lower there than at other spots they had surveyed. Fumiyo's party of the day before gawked at the enormous skeleton while a party of four made a short recon farther up the cliffline. Within the hour, they returned."Great scaling site, Boss," Okamura reported. "It'll be an easy climb even for the newbys."The spot they had found was a notch in the cliff cut by a small stream. The base of the notch was no more than ten meters above them and trailing vines dangled within easy reach."Govinda, Dierdre," Forrest called, "you two are the smallest. Climb those vines and anchor us some lines up there. Don't go farther in than it takes to find a good anchor point.""Hot damn!" Govinda said, almost hopping with excitement.Dierdre's stomach fluttered as she pulled on her gloves. "Anybody got any good first words for when we get to the top?" she asked, nervously."Just keep your eyes on your surroundings," Forrest said.
