I pwned old rag like a boss!

With my bad knee, i was able to do it today in 5 hours which isnt too bad...

went in the morning, several people beat me there, i was there at 7:30 am.

there is still ice on the trail, on the "cold" side of the path if going counterclockwise youll see alot. on the warm side of the path going clockwise you will find some ice......

I seen alot of people going up slippery ice rock today on one of the obstacles.... DONT DO IT! thats the place somenoe could break a leg or something else. its the boulder with a gap that you have to go wayyyy up using the gap. it would be much smarter to use the dry rock next to it (like i did), two handholds and a foot and you can do it yourself with no help. stay safe. other than that... the other obstacles werent much of a challenge....

me with a bad knee, i was able to scramble on all 4's and slide down on my rearend (whore jeans just for that purpose...).

so considering the ice and my bad knee, 5 hours wasnt too shabby (this including a 30 minute lunch on the summit enjoying the view).

great hike!

the rock scrambling is alot, perhaps more than you may think.

you do not have to jump between the huge rocks before the summit, there is a bypass trail.... so look for it if u have bad body parts that dont like to jump.

this is the old peoples friendly writeup for this hike :-)

take a walking stick, may be the extra one at trailhead.

good times.

Fantastic - We're planning to visit in 2014(or 15!)

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