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) James was extremely patient as I moved very slowly and cautiously; it felt like the longest mile ever, lol. We finally reached the first set of dwellings & the climb to get up there was nuts. 
It was about 50 feet of vertical climbing with questionable hand/foot holes AND an active bee hive you had to scramble directly over. James tackled it first while I tried to calm myself down with a white claw. 
(My first attempt, I was spooked by the bees). James said it was amazing up there and I didn’t bushwhack through hell to not see them, so thankfully he helped me up and I got to experience them as well. The dwellings were beautiful and the views were absolutely stunning! I particularly enjoyed the ledge that offered the view into the dwellings. After savoring the scenery for a while, we had to get back down. James went first and informed me that the beehive was agitated and that I’d need to move as quickly as possible getting down without panicking. Somehow this was achieved (with his assistance) and we didn’t get stung! 
We traveled further down and saw additional dwellings that looked almost impossible to get to. We were actually able to get in there by finding an alternate route around that put us on the correct level. We enjoyed the views, had some snacks and then ultimately headed back the {awful} way we came. Although not a long hike, it was very mentally draining for me and I was happy when we finished. We popped over to camp grasshopper to set up for the night. The campsite was decent, although a bit windy and rocky. It got cold FAST at night and despite having a {responsible} fire, we were inside the tent, in sleeping bags somewhere around 7pm. It was difficult to get warm even with two sleeping bags, multiple layers and hot hands. Sunset and sunrise were very pretty and we got some rest for the next day’s adventures.