Ep#25: Manitou Incline hike in Colorado Springs, CO

Wowzers. That was AWESOME. I wanted something HARD that wouldn't take all day as time was limited for us in Colorado Springs, and thats just what this was. It took us just under 4 hours to ascend to the ACTUAL top, and get back down again, with a break at the top of the stairs.
Beware!! We rolled in from Kansas the night before, climbed to the TOP of this highly exerting hike, and promptly woke up with elevation sickness the next morning. Give you body longer than we did to acclimate to the altitude.

[@thomasshaw61]

WOW!THATWASAWESOME!THANKSFORSHARING!I LIVEINTOWSONMD ANDIWANTTODOTHA,SOMEDAY!

[@sarahp2400]

Wowzers, guys!!! Well done, that was a crazy hike!

[@thewondeboerfullife]

It was WILD, and so awesome!!

[@NajahParvez]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@ursulamargrit]

Wow, you guys are hardcore! That was exciting to watch. I laughed at 'How're you doing, random stranger?' you're too funny.

[@thewondeboerfullife]

I LOVE random strangers! Haha. Glad you enjoyed our video!

[@EthanProud]

Great job on the video!!! Amazing climb!! I'll have to race you next time.😉How long did it take you to get the the top of the stairs start to finish?

[@thewondeboerfullife]

I believe it took us about 1.5 hours to get to the top of the stairs. Lots of people run it, so I'm sure you could beat that time! Just make sure you climatize to the altitude for a couple days before hand. And also a trick we learned so we don't get elevation sickness again is to eat a TON of fresh garlic, and take a drop of clove oil ever day that you're in high elevation... so do that before you attempt this climb!!

[@EthanProud]

@@thewondeboerfullife That doesn't seem that long, till you you remember it's an hour and a half of stairs!! it would be fun to try! That's smart! I'll make sure to do that whenever I go up some serious elevation

[@thewondeboerfullife]

Haha, yeah 1.5 hours of stairs is pretty brutal. Felt like no big deal for the first 150, then it started to suck 😂

[@EthanProud]

@@thewondeboerfullife 😂😂