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| Mt. Princeton-East Slope |
Hiked Mt Princeton today and I must say it was much harder than the typical Class 2. We set out from the radio tower and hiked up to the steps on the rocky road. You definitely need a 4WD with good clearance to make this trek. The hike started out like any other 14er but quickly changed. The terrain is completely rocky for about 2/3 of the hike with cairns to help lead the way. As we reached the first split to take either the high road or the low road, we met up with 2 different groups descending. One was coming down the lower path while the other, the upper. Both said it was a bit challenging, but the couple from the lower path didn't quite tell the truth!
Climbing up was your typical bouldering. Very few switchbacks and although there were cairns, people were largely following their own route nearby as they were hard to locate. It took about 3 1/2 hours to summit, but I admit we were taking our time and enjoying the gorgeous day.
Coming down is a completely different story! We decided to go the lower path down and although you can see it in the distance, every time we thought we were on it, we found ourselves trying to get to it again. From a distance the trail seems easy but you truly spend 1/2 of the trek down the lower route bouldering, sliding and inching your way down. Two guys passed us up and I have NO idea how they went so quickly!
The trek down is rocky most of the way as well and steep!
Overall it was an amazing day and a grueling but incredibly rewarding hike. Just know that it is difficult coming down!
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