Translation of an article in Xu Xiake's Travels

I consider "The Unified Records of Daming" and say, "The Wild Goose Lake is at the top of Yandang Mountain, and the water of Longqiu Waterfall comes from the Wild Goose Lake." Two slaves and I climbed two mountains to the east, and there was no sign of anyone. Soon the mountain is getting higher and higher, the ridge is getting narrower and narrower, and both sides are almost upright, just like walking on the back of a knife. Coupled with sharp stone protrusions, every time you cross a mountain ridge, you will see a steep mountain peak, which seems to climb from the gap of the sword. Climbing like this has happened many times. From a distance, I just don't think the top of the mountain can hold even one foot. How can it hold a lake? After a while, when I reached the summit, a huge stone was like a knife. I'm worried that the sharp edge of the stone will scratch people, and there is not even a stone front to step on! Hesitant on the cliff, afraid to go back. Looking down, there is a step under the stone wall in the south. Let the slave untie the four cloth straps of leggings and tie them together, and hang them from the cliff. Hang one slave to the end first, and the others in turn. I think maybe I can find a way to climb up. At the bottom, you can only stand on your feet, and there is no extra place. Look at the cliff under the rock, which is about 100 feet deep. I'm going to climb up again. The cliff above is more than three feet high, so it's impossible to jump up. I had to throw the cloth belt on my body to try. The cloth belt was pulled tightly, scratched by the front of the protruding stone and suddenly disconnected from the middle. Then find a way to continue hanging on the cloth belt and prance with all your strength before climbing the rock. After returning to Yunjing Temple, it was near evening.