bobhunts
WKR
I did the incline this morning and WOW! This is worth the drive if you live close to Colorado Springs. It is only a mile up but 2000 feet in elevation. The steps on the ties are higher than most, if not all of us take. I have made a pledge to do it every Saturday morning but I will start to do it before daylight. I got there at 7 AM and it looked like a sea of catapillers crawling up the incline at that time and had to pay $5 to park. That was money well spent. As far as a workout it rates as a four boot. I did it with a Badlands Sacrifice pretty much empty except a 100 oz bladder and a full Nalgene bottle for the mix. A GPS, camera, phone and a few snacks. People kept saying that looks heavy? Most of the people I saw where doing it with a water bottle in hand. Most run back down on Barr trail. I did not.. enjoying the scenery but it was a real workout. It is worth it if you are close enough to do it. I went to the website and looked at times people have done to the top and well I will have to say I will never even come close. Most if not all of those people doing it under 30 minutes are professional atheletes, doing it under 30 minutes. But I am working up to hunting shape again. If you want a real hard cardio workout and a leg burner this is it.Bob.
