The Mountain Goat

Destination: not yet visited.

A granite face with no obvious route up it. The residents weigh two hundred pounds and climb it anyway, on hooves with hard rims and soft centres that grip like climbing shoes. They are not built for this. They do it constantly, and they do it with their young alongside them.

A panda climbs trees. Slowly, and usually down. This is a different discipline.

Nothing from this stop is in the shop yet. The panda is out at six other stops right now — see The Tour, or everything that's live.

Field notes: How Mountain Goats Climb Sheer Cliffs · Gifts for Climbers and Divers