Waʻahila Ridge hike

I am so sore. Our hike up Waʻahila Ridge was by far the most strenuous and most dangerous hike I've ever done. We started out in the parking lot, where we walked through a big gate. Immediately, we were in a dense forest of pine trees. We later came to each separate peak, each peak giving us better and better views of Manoa Valley as we got higher and higher up. There were parts where we were literally climbing up sheer cliffs, and parts where we were on all fours scrambling to grab a tree root before falling back down. And there were other parts where the we only had inches to either side of us otherwise we would fall into the valley below. The whole thing took about five hours, and I think the whole group (there were seven of us) really bonded. Nothing brings people together better than the knowledge that these could be the last people you ever see before falling to your doom.

Despite the dangers, the views we were rewarded with were so worth it. I've got a whole album full of pictures on my Flickr, if you want to check them out!

Excuse me now, I'm going to go collapse into bed.