Distance

14.1 km to summit

29.2 km total

Elevation

1,433 m start

2,544 m max

Vertical

1,273 m gain

Time

7 hr 10 min to summit

11 hr 37 min total

A bike approach, followed by some careful routefinding up and down the cliffs that surround these mountains. A long tiring day, but that is what I need these days. We brought rope and gear but did not climb the fingers of Castle Peak.

Obstacles

routefinding, no water source

Key gear

helmet, bike, trekking poles, GPS device

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