"2.12.2021~Solo, 7 peak Mondo Knife Edge Ridge traverse of a sub ridge in the Frenchman Range/Rainbow Gardens (a parallel ridge directly East of Frenchman Mtn.) Hanging Valley, Knife-Edge, 3,078’, Painted Hills, Kodachrome, 2,742’, and 2,572’ Peaks. 8.5 miles, 2,500’ gain in 6:30hrs. 6.5 miles of the the 8.5 was sustained ridge surfing on some of the gnarliest exposed knife edges I’ve ever experienced. The distances of these stressful sections were never ending and eventually numbed my fear and I worked through them without emotions and with surgical precision. What I went thru today, broke me of my “kryptonite knife edge-syndrome.” When I planned this workout the night prior, I figured it to be a great workout and a piece of cake....but viewing and mapping the gps route from my cozy couch with my rose colored glasses on....I GREATLY underestimated it...AS USUAL!!! When I arrived at my starting point, I ate breakfast and waited out the morning rain storm in my car. The sky cleared so it set off on my workout. The Cool morning breezes eventually disappeared and it was extremely hot for the rest of the day. I suffered a lot even with a high of only 65 deg. I can’t imagine how hot this..." — paula.raimondi • Feb 12, 2021

"This turned out to be really nice! I had been up Peak 2572 a few weeks ago & wanted to continue out the ridge the other way. I parked to the SSE on the Kodachrome Road & headed across the colorful badlands to the ridge. I picked a decent looking route up the ESE slopes & crested the ridge. I continued north across the ridge over Peak 2742 & numerous other bumps & peaklets that seemed just as high, all the way over to Kodachrome Peak. The ridge is quite narrow in some places, but the rock is very solid & stable & I enjoyed the hike very much. There are some big, old cairns up there & I saw one geocache as well. Also, keep an eye out for fossils. They are all over this ridge. I descended off the east side of Kodachrome Peak & alternated between a nice canyon & ridge. I made my way back to the Kodachrome Road & trotted 2 miles back to my Jeep. One could shorten this hike & go directly to the peak via my descent route, but IMO, the ridge hike is well worth doing." — StudioHoodoo • Dec 24, 2020