Mount Ka’ala, Hawaii - August 14, 2023

[Puma concolor]

Highest mountain on O’ahu.

Fun one!

Hanging Loose on Mount Ka’ala, Hawaii

 

[sierra]

Going to Hawaii is very high on my bucket list.

 

[ChrisB]

Great summit to bag PC and a 4k too. Nice work!

Oahu hiking is crazy. Big exposures along knife edge ridges. Who knew?

I hoped to do the Haiku Stairs when we were there but no trespass was being enforced.

 

[Puma concolor]

^^^^^^

Wow! That’s insane. Had never heard of the Haiku Stairs before seeing your post, but I just read up on them. Too bad they’re closed … almost worth paying the fine though.

Another fun fact I learned on our last day on O’ahu is that city of Honolulu highpoint Konahuanui (3,150 feet) is #6 on the list of “selected” city limits highpoints over on peakbagger. The name of the peak literally translates to “large testicles.” No joke.

Selected US City Highpoints