Short and steep or long and flat

[Will_m]

Go somewhere closer to the trailhead. Every other dude holding a tag probably deciding between those spots too.

 

[Yoteassasin]

Go somewhere closer to the trailhead. Every other dude holding a tag probably deciding between those spots too.

Man oh man ain’t that the truth

 

[guitarpreston]

Go somewhere closer to the trailhead. Every other dude holding a tag probably deciding between those spots too.

 

[Feltersnatch]

Every year I hike 10 miles from 6500 to 10k. I come from sea level. I learned the first trip that I have to spend a day acclimating at the trailhead before hiking in. It is almost mandatory for me.