Hmmm.... except for the bouncing around, the tracks practically look the same!

These are the only two pics I have of that part. Do they look similar to what you climbed?

At the start of the "ramp":


At the steepest part:


I was following your progress on your SPOT, and one signal showed you quite a bit too far north, but that could have been due to the signal bouncing.

BTW, what gps were you using?