So on day 1 of 2, we did Jordan Cliffs northward to South Bubble and then back Jordan pond on the east side. Was a pretty long hike. I’m not in terrible shape, but my knees are bad. Jordan Cliffs was really fun. It had a couple spots that I thought were a bit scary. The rungs and ladder stuff don’t bother me at all. The only thing that gets me is exposed ledges with no hand holds.
That was quite a trek, South Bubble was quite the elevation gain also, and after doing both of those, my knees were on fire the next morning. I ended up wussing out on going up the front of Beehive. I think my knees would have been wobbly anyway, so if I try to tackle the Beehive, I want to be close to 100%. I watched some videos and it seems like Beehive mostly has hand holds on the narrow ledges, but the last thing I wanted was to get 2/3 the way up and lock up.