greybull pass, elevation 12,500. double d didn t like it, tried to turn and go home and, in his thrashing, slipped and tumbled down the rocky slope, dragging josh with him. i couldn t get kicked out of the stirrups fast enough. he went over, smashed my ankle, and tore up his front leg also. the horse cut its leg. josh sprained his ankle. but, give up, go home? no, way too tough for that. even though you re hurt like crazy and your horse is injured, why? had to see what s on the other side. didn t ride all that way for nothing. so they pushed on, about 300 yards to the top. miles and miles of vast isolation around them. in an average year, said park rangers, only one or two human beings ever sets foot up here. it was very windy. when we got on the top of that
greybull pass, elevation, 12,500 feet double d didn t like it, tried to go home. slipped and tumbled down the rocky slope, dragging josh with him. i couldn t get kicked out of the stirrups fast enough. he went over, smashed my ankle and tore up his front leg also. the horse cut its leg. josh sprained his ankle. but give up? go home? no. way too tough for that. even though you re hurting like crazy, your horse is injured. why? had to see what s on the other side. [ laughter ] didn t ride all that way for nothing. so they pushed on. about 300 yards to the top, miles and miles of vast isolation around them, in an average year, said park rangers only one or two human beings ever set foot up here. very windy. when we got on the top of that
way up a rocky pathway to greybull pass, elevation, 12500 feet double d didn t like it, tried to go home. slipped and tumbled down the rocky slope, dragging josh with him. i couldn t get kicked out of the stirrups fast enough. he went over, smashed my ankle and tore up his front leg also. reporter: the horse cut its leg. josh sprained his ankle. but give up? go home? no. way too tough for that. even though you re hurting like crazy, your horse is injured. why? had to see what s on the other side. [ laughter ] didn t ride all that way for nothing. reporter: so they pushed on. about 300 yards to the top, miles and miles of vast isolation around them, in an average year, said park rangers only one or two human beings ever set foot up here.
the purpose of the trip, scout for big horned sheep. not easy. they live on jagged perches 10,000 feet up and more. they are like ghosts. there for a fleeting moment, then gone again. inhospitable country. it s steep, it s rugged. it s all rug. reporter: base camp was 9,000 feet up in an abandoned mining town called kirwin. august 19th, they saw five grizzly bears. makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck. you know? reporter: josh brought his horses, duke and dirty devil or double d, the stubborn one. the next day was august 20th. the very same day mckenzie morgan set off from laurel, montana, on her first solo cross country flight. nate and josh were picking their way up a rocky pathway to greybull pass, elevation, 12500