My new friend, Marion Hoffman, and I started at Katahdin Stream Campground and slowly made our way up the 4,000+ foot climb to the summit of Mt. Katahdin beginning at 5 a.m. using the Hunt Trail. This is a very strenuous hike with lots of rock climbing.i did well until muscle cramping set in. Fortunately eating saltine crackers and trail mix fixed the problem!  The climb down should be interesting!