Nearing the Summit                                     NW     -      - 
(-------------------------------------------------)     - <---(M)---> -
                                                        -      S      -

Your hands are covered in scrapes and bruises, and your calves feel like
they are on fire, but you can finally see the top of the mountain.  More
importantly, you think you see a manageable decline, if you can work around
the mountain a little farther to the south.  This was not one of your better
ideas.