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1 summit • 19.6 mi • 5,583 ft gain • 27 hr 18 min
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"Mauna Loa Backpacking Day 1-2
What an experience! Hiking through different variety of lava rocks from black to goldish, red, purple, pairing that with high elevation and you get yourself a fun, challenging experience.
Day 1 we spent the night at Red Hill cabin at 10k ft elevation and Day 2 Mauna Loa Cabin at 13k ft elevation." — nandorszotak • Jul 29, 2022
"Day 1 of a planned 4 day trip on Mauna Loa. Rangers didn't know if any water were available in the tanks up at Red Hill Cabin, so lugged up FOUR gallon jugs of water. Killed me. We rolled into the cabin late afternoon and were greeted with full water tanks. Super hydrated, passed out bundled up in my Nike sweatshirt and Hawaii logo winter hat (the only 2 cold weather items I could find in the Hilo Wal-Mart). The next morning eskimoto woke up with a horrendous cold (and, um, not the best attitude) so unfortunately we decided to call it and headed down. One day I hope to be back... the one that got away." — scott • Aug 28, 2004