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| Paul Burkholder | What a place!  Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2013 | |
| Hiked up from the visitor center. Saw only 3 other people on the trail. The summit area looks like it could be on another planet. A couple of the buildings are HUGE! | |
| Posted May 2, 2013 12:06 pm | ||
| highlandvillager | Enjoyed the night sky Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2013 | |
| Started at 3 am with abundant moonlight. Never used the headlamp. Saw a few shooting stars. Only saw one other person (in a car heading down) before summiting under a clear morning sky with clouds beneath. Great way to spend a night on Hawaii Island. HP45. | |
| Posted May 2, 2013 3:10 am | ||
| imike | It be snowin!! Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2013 | |
| odd bit of hike/drive... getting to the top. Supporting a friend on her first big hike since knee surgery in 2012. She ended up not needing the aid... but, I came down with an acute case of the flu, so having the car on top proved useful! Hiked up to 11,600'... back down... drove to top, then drove down close to the 12,000' mark, hiked up to lake. Drove back to peak to enjoy the storm. Odd day... need to go back to experience it without the fever! | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2013 1:05 pm | ||
| Linejudge | HP #12 Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009 | |
| 15th Anniversary | ||
| Posted Feb 27, 2013 11:37 am | ||
| mebo1126 | First high point | |
| Did this when I was 13 years old after a tour of the telescope. Never been sicker in my life from altitude sickness! | |
| Posted Feb 17, 2013 5:35 pm | ||
| bennovak | Drive Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2013 | |
| Drove up with some buddies from work, walked to the top on my own. A little cold and windy for the shorts I was wearing. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2013 3:50 pm | ||
| nartreb | drove Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2012 | |
| Really convenient way to summit a mountain. Wasn't even crowded; the rangers scared away most folks who didn't have 4x4s. Road proved wide and firm, second gear was sufficient. Had to stop and catch my breath repeatedly during my wanderings around the summit. First time over 13,000 feet. | |
| Posted Jan 2, 2013 10:49 am | ||
| Fletch | drive up Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2012 | |
| mommy moon/// | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2012 5:02 pm | ||
| CzechMark | Awesome Date Climbed: Dec 12, 2012 | |
| Great hike. My girlfriend and I were the only people on the trail today. 39 degrees on the summit and splendid views in all directions. | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2012 1:59 pm | ||
| Catamount | The honest way Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2009 | |
| Stayed in Kona and solo hiked this peak from the Hale Pohaku Vistor Center. About 4,500 vertical gain and a fine all-around experience on this volcano. Saw no other hikers along the entire route. State HP #44. | |
| Posted Dec 12, 2012 2:48 am | ||
| utclimber | Mauna Kea Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2012 | |
| A very interesting mountain, with great views of the island and the Pacific. | ||
| Posted Dec 3, 2012 10:53 pm | ||
| wyomtnlady | The Moon Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2011 | |
| Drove most of the way on our honeymoon in Hi. | |
| Posted Nov 26, 2012 2:41 pm | ||
| MissH | Made it to Mars! Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2012 | |
| Ericd and I started at VIS at 6am after camping on the beach. Summited less than 5 hours later. Windy and dusty, but not as windy as the Rockies (that day anyway). Kind of how I imagine Mars, but maybe Mars in 20 years with those observatories up there! A nice couple gave us a ride back down which allowed us different views than the ascent's and to get the rental back in time so we weren't charged an extra day. Great 24 hours on the Big Island! | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2012 2:44 pm | ||
| kevinsa | Mauna Kea Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2000 | |
| Decided to go cool off in the snow after laying on the beach in Kona. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2012 12:42 am | ||
| fastlikeatortoise | Moonscape Date Climbed: May 13, 2010 | |
| I can see why astronauts were considering using this area to train for the moon landing. The hike is relentless and the terrain certainly doesn't vary. Watching cars drive up and down the road off to your right is a little disheartening but a great feeling of accomplishment. Hiked from the visitor center all the way up but hitched a ride down to save my knees since I had to work the next day. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2012 12:22 am | ||
| Alpinist | Humuula Trail Date Climbed: Mar 5, 2012 | |
| Hiked up from the visitor's center above the clouds with Mark Z and John E. It was an enjoyable and memorable hike as this is my 50th state highpoint. Unfortunately, the winds were gusting to 70MPH on the summit. Thus, some of my family who drove up did not want to hike up the final summit ridge and I did not get the group photo that I wanted. However, the winds did put an interesting exclamation point on my final highpoint climb. | |
| Posted Mar 6, 2012 5:04 pm | ||
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| Holsti97 | Re: Humu'Ula Trail | |
| Woo Hoo!! Congrats George. Now on to the Seven Summits. | |
| Posted Mar 9, 2012 9:50 am | ||
| MattK | From the Visitor Center Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2011 | |
| What an awesome hike from the visitor center. Except for a few people that drove to the top, we had the mountain to ourselves. | |
| Posted Nov 29, 2011 3:14 pm | ||
| wyomtman | Rally Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2011 | |
| Rental to the top and ran over and touched the summit in the dark, COUNT IT! | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2011 3:18 pm | ||
| Socorro | The easy way Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2008 | |
| Been to the top but it didn´t take much effort. Definitely coming back to do the entire hike. The mountain´s shadow on the ocean is incredible. | |
| Posted Oct 26, 2011 12:45 pm | ||
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