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| Joseph Bullough | Various ascents  | |
| 11/7/09 - Another drive-up, but after the 16 hour adventure the previous week I felt I deserved it. Warmer and much less windy than my first two ascents. 11/1/09 - 15:55 roundtrip via the Kaupo Gap trail. trip report 11/7/06 - Okay, so I'm ashamed to sign this since we just drove to the top. But we did hike several miles down the Sliding Sands trail, so that's how I justify it. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2009 3:35 pm | ||
| scotthsu | Sliding Sands to Halemau'u TH Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009 | |
| Drove up to the visitor center at 9740' just in time to see the sun coming up over the ocean; it was comfortably cool with no wind! Last time I was there, the sunrise was a dull bright spot becoming a slightly less dull bright spot (obscured by clouds), so this time was much better! We hiked down the Sliding Sands trail and out via the Halemau'u Trail to the Halemau'u TH at 7990' (~11.5 miles + lava tube excursion in just under 6 hours). We bumped into someone who showed us the entrance to the underground lava tube near the Holua cabin/campsite, and luckily we had a headlamp. Doing the ~1/4 mile lava tube was the highlight of the day among many highlights! We had arranged for a local friend to pick us up, but a German visitor who did the lava tube and hiked out with us was kind enough to drive us back to the top, when we actually went to the true summit. | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2009 1:33 pm | ||
| davebobk47 | Watched Sunset Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2009 | |
| Amazing sunset. Full moon kind of killed the star gazing. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2009 3:53 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Expected more Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2009 | |
| Reached the top, whole family sleeping in car, walked up to building on highpoint, drove down to visitors center overlooking the crater. Whole family decided to join me for hike to small overlook above the visitors center with benchmark. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2009 1:32 pm | ||
| craghag | Long line of cars..... Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2006 | |
| A non-climb but hiking in the crater was jolly. Joe and I will be back to attempt the sea to summit someday! | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2009 12:21 pm | ||
| mandrake | Haleakala Down-climb Date Climbed: May 29, 2009 | |
| Drove to the summit and did a down-climb of Haleakala. Spent one night at the Paliku cabin and descended from there down the Kaupo Trail. ~9k' descent over 18mi. Dropped a shuttle car at the lower trailhead. Crux is actually finding/driving to the lower trailhead on bad roads. | |
| Posted Jun 3, 2009 6:01 pm | ||
| PapaBanucci | Beautiful Sunrise Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2008 | |
| And fun bike ride down. | |
| Posted May 26, 2009 12:56 pm | ||
| TJ311 | Beauty Date Climbed: Jan 9, 2009 | |
| Drove to the top due to time constraints. It was a gorgeous day. Made several stops along the way to see the sights. Loved the way the clouds rolled into the crater. We were able to see Mauna Kea. It was a very very clear day. | |
| Posted Jan 18, 2009 6:12 pm | ||
| gbrady | Beautiful Mountain Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2008 | |
| Really nice break from all the beaches. | |
| Posted Dec 14, 2008 7:59 pm | ||
| rgreene | Brutal climb Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2008 | |
| Had to exit the car to stumble the last 100 feet to the little building at the top. Wore my Goretex windbreaker and muttered insanely about "basecamp" throughout, narrowly escaped men in little white coats. | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2008 12:57 pm | ||
| ericd | Altiude Conditioning Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2008 | |
| Windy ocean view drive up to observatory/lookout. Hiked the Sliding Sands Trail down to the small crater Pu'u 'Ula'ula then jogged back up in half the time. This is a good altitude conditioning at 10,000 feet no matter how slow/fast you are. This trail might look like it belongs on the planet Mars hiking up Mons Olympus! | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2008 11:37 pm | ||
| TLP | good time on Maui Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008 | |
| I spent a couple of days roaming around Haleakala. I drove the Hana Highway to the Kipahulu coast area and saw the awesome waterfall, and took a dip in Oheo Gulch. I then drove to the the top to see a great sunset. The next day I went back and did parts of the sliding sands trail, which is great. What an amazing place! | |
| Posted Jun 11, 2008 4:55 pm | ||
| unclehud | Drive-in summit | |
| How can you fail if you don't run out of gas? Visited several times while stationed at Pearl from 1978-1982. Always wanted to do some overnights in their cabins, but my visitors never were the "overnight" type. | |
| Posted Feb 3, 2008 10:44 am | ||
| Shirley Lam | Poor Mom and Dad Date Climbed: Mar 4, 2007 | |
| My bf and I left my parents at the top while we went for a long trail run down into the crater and across to another trailhead where they were supposed to pick us up. They wanted to hike down the crater a little ways, so we forewarned them about how easy going down would be and not to underestimate having to hike back up the trail with the altitude. Well, over eight hours later and an hour overdue, we got worried and started walking back up the road to the top. Eventually, we found them, but long story short, guess what happened? | |
| Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:18 pm | ||
| bighornmonkey | Done... Date Climbed: Mar 4, 2007 | |
| The hardest summit ever...I almost couldn't do the 50 feet between the parking lot and the top. In the end I conquered. | |
| Posted Dec 29, 2007 9:56 am | ||
| hikerbryan | Cheated Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007 | |
| Drove to the top. Checked out the sunrise. Looked around the summit for a bit. Went to the beach for some relaxation. I only felt guilty for a little while. | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2007 12:15 am | ||
| kunz82414 | No Board Shorts Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2007 | |
| A friend and I drove to the top, took some photos and hiked around a little bit. Even high elevations in Hawaii can be harsh; the wind was some of the most intense I have experienced. It's a whole other world compared to the beach. This was the first time I had ever been at sea level and over 10,000ft in one day. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2007 4:37 pm | ||
| dmiki | A very nice day Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007 | |
| Hiked down Sliding Sands, across to the Bottomless Pit and up the Halemauu trail courtesy of Banana Bungalow. Very diverse environment and flora. Met quite a few people on horseback, who didn't seem to be enjoying themselves too much. Silversword in bloom. Clouds set in above Koolau Gap unfortunately, obscuring the views, turning the place into something resembling the Emyn Muil... Fantastic sunset from the summit (dress warmly)! | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2007 8:14 am | ||
| madsjim | Drove to the top | |
| I was browsing through the site and realized this was a mountain page. My parents drove me to the top when we visited Maui. I don't remember much except for the observatory and the big crater. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2007 9:42 pm | ||
| snowclimber12 | cool | |
| cool mountain awesome view all the way down to the ocean, when clouds werne't in the way | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2007 10:35 pm | ||
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