Living in San Francisco, or anywhere near the water makes you easily forget how dry and exhausting desert weather can get. My recent trip to Las Vegas since the New Years hit me hard with this fact. Just a mere 45 minutes drive from Las Vegas city limit we’ve arrived at the Trail Canyon Trailhead in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. From there we started on 8.5 mile ascension to the Mount Charleston Peak, the eighth most prominent peak in lower 48 States (Note: most high peaks in North America are in Alaska which will not be fair comparison).
Knowing this is well above strenuous level hike, I filled my Camelbak with 2.5 liters of coconut water to optimize the electrolyte intake. This strategy has helped me reduce cramps and stay hydrated all along the dry dry dry trail winding up the rugged mountain.
Dragon Ball (i.e., home made trail mix crammed with dates, nuts, berries, vanilla essence, cacao and other awesome source of protein) that Jon prepared the night before was the power booster to drag our beaten legs and asses up the brutal elevation that ultimately led us to the location 11,918-ft above sea level.
People talk about getting in shape…but for what?
Getting in shape for the beach? Getting in shape so you feel good?
I want to get in shape and stay in shape so I won’t get wrecked during and after these brutal hikes. Honestly, I can’t remember how many times during this hike I stopped and thought would not be able to restart again. So many elongated switchbacks and huge elevation gain made the ascension challenging; but also very rewarding in the end.
The last half mile stretch to reach the summit was relentless.
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There are scenery that can only be seen by those who reach the summit. It takes thousands of steps and calories to get there.
Because of this, the end is rewarding and motivating — knowing there is a solid conclusion to the struggles you had.
At the top of Mount Charleston there were already handful of hikers signing the summit log and taking group photos. The girl in the picture below supposedly completed her last peak in Nevada that day (looks like she surely has something about climbing).
Sky was grey and hazy above our heads perhaps since we were so close to the clouds, which made it perfect for otherwise scorching hiking experience.
Mount Charleston Peak.
Trail distance: 8.5 miles one way — 17 miles round trip.
Starting time: 6:45am. Finish time: 4:45pm.
Total time: 10 Hours.