Climbing The Tallest Peak of Hawaii Mauna Kea | Hawaii 100 Highest Peaks

[@ElenaMagantohc]

I felt I couldn’t walk without oxygen. It was so worthy to meet you at the lake. Beautiful!

[@HungaroExplorer]

Thanks for coming up, it made our day :D

[@esgush]

Thank you for sharing this awesome video. I love the time-lapse scene and the facts you shared. Hawaii's climate is really diverse and unique. Hawaii nō ka 'oi !

[@HungaroExplorer]

Mahalo Earl! Yes, Hawaii has such a diversity. I really want to go back in winter time, to see the snow blanket up there.

[@litamarcellus7075]

@@HungaroExplorer The both of you, with Barret Werk, did an amazing climb !!! I could not do it but I learned so much from your time-lapsed climb. Good for you and I hope you get back when it snows to snowboard :) . Magnificent video ;) !!! Hana Hou !!! :)

[@HikingMan]

Wow, the Hawaii view is the best. Open view, living clouds... Thank you for the wonderful video. I'm already a subscriber. I give thumbs up today.

[@HungaroExplorer]

Thank you very much for the follow! Yes, Hawaii views are one of the best!

[@tamasoly]

Great job bro 💪🏼🌞 Thx for sharing video

[@HungaroExplorer]

Thanks man!🤙🏻

[@RoadtrippinwithTakacs]

Cool little lake up there. Great hike! 👍👍

[@HungaroExplorer]

Yeah, that lake is the highlight if the hike :)

[@sebastianburd]

Awesome , so I could drive to visitor center w just a regular compact car and start hiking all the way up to the summit, wonder how long does it take round trip? I see you guys returned to visitor center by car right ? Please advise if you think it would be way too much to hike up and down to visitor center ?

[@HungaroExplorer]

Thanks Sebastian! Yes, we did return by car because we were not properly acclimated. My friend said he rather take the car down then walk back, so I was fine with that. Took us 5h to get up, probably way less to go back down. If you have are acclimated I am sure the whole hike can be a faster roundtrip. Hope that helps!

[@cristophermarshall6046]

@@HungaroExplorer Great video! I'm curious...how did you take a car down? Did a friend drive up to the telescopes while you were hiking? Also, is the road from the visitor center to the top a 4x4 dirt road or is it paved all the way up. I thought it was dirt...? Thanks!

[@HungaroExplorer]

Thank You Cristopher! Yes, we had our wife’s picking us up. We didn’t want to rush up and down, so this way we could enjoy the hike more. The 4x4 road is not paved, and the ranger will check your cars 4x4 capability, will cehck and make sure you know how to drive it, otherwise will not let you drive up. I would of prefer the way down by foot if you ask me.

[@lillygirl7238]

As a native Hawaiian born and bred on Moku O Keawe, did not appreciate seeing you drinking beer at Lake Waiau. It is a very sacred place and deserves much more respect than you showed. 😒

[@HungaroExplorer]

Now looking back to this video, I agree with you. I didn’t do it to be disrispectful, but my friends thought it would be nice to have a Mauna Kea beer on Mauna Kea…I guess it wasn’t the best idea. We didn’t want to disrespect the mountain and I wouldn’t do it again.

[@RFE812]

Have you been to the highest points in any other states?

[@HungaroExplorer]

Yes, I have been on top of some state highpoints, but I am hiking/climbing a lot of peaks in Hawaii. That’s where I have most of my peaks logged. How about you?

[@RFE812]

@@HungaroExplorer I have been close to Black Elk Peak & Charles Mound. I haven’t to any state’s highest points themselves because I don’t have a 4X4(Four Wheel Drive) & You need a 4X4 for certain state’s highest points.

[@HungaroExplorer]

@@RFE812 Nice! I prefer not using 4x4 to get to a top of a mountain. Takes away from the experience.

[@marcusgriego]

Wow!! Seems like it would be a brutal hike for someone not in great cardio condition. I noticed the landscape, trail, rocks, is similar to Haleakala Crater

[@HungaroExplorer]

If you are in good cardio shaoe, definitly helps! If you like Haleakala you would enjoy this hike too Marcus!

[@ulohahawaii8343]

You should do this trail again in winter when it is snowing for a different experience.

[@HungaroExplorer]

Yes, that is on my list to do!

[@FlyingConstantin]

Thank you for another awesome video! I had a similar experience on this hike like you did. Very interesting to get to know how your body reacts in high elevation.

[@HungaroExplorer]

Thanks Constantin! Yes, it is very interesting how everything is changes in high altitude situations. I am glad you had a great experience too! Did you hiked up to Mauna Loa yet?

[@FlyingConstantin]

​@@HungaroExplorer Unfortunately I did not have enough time to climb Mauna Loa yet. That's still on my list 😊

[@HungaroExplorer]

Backpacking is the way to do it! I heard the Mauna Loa cabin’s bathroom has the best sunset views 😀

[@FlyingConstantin]

​@@HungaroExplorer Yes it is! Must be an incredible experience to camp up there! When I was on Big Island I only had one day to do it and no 4x4 😂 Apparently the road is not that easy like the one up to Mauna Kea and to walk everything in one day is quite ambitious I think. Do you know how to get access to the cabin?

[@HungaroExplorer]

There are different ways to do it. You can do it thw harder way which Ainapo trail, but you can spend a night in Ainapo Cabin. Or you can approach it the more popular way spending a night in Red Hill cabin and then make it to the top and spend a night in Mauna Loa Cabin. There are definitly options.

[@Kamexoxo]

Was it really cold up there? What was the temp?

[@HungaroExplorer]

It wasn't too bad until like 13000 feet. Was very dry, maybe upper 40s, low 50s. It was barely any wind thankfully, and that made it so much more enjoyable.

[@Kamexoxo]

@@HungaroExplorer oh that sounds perfectly cool!

[@AngelaGarcia-fi5rt]

I can’t imagine walking without oxygen at high elevation. It must be hard. How long did it take? Thanks for sharing amazing views over the clouds.

[@HungaroExplorer]

Yes, we definitly felt the elevation, but we took it easy. Enjoyed the views, took longer food brakes, and it took us over 5 hours to make the trip!

[@HungaroExplorer]

Have you ever climbed Mauna Kea? If you did, let me know how was your experience!

[@Biz_Kellam]

Awesome hiking video!!!! I skied it in the early 1990's. We took a jeep up. Snow was junk and lots of rocks, so we used junk skis. Was horrible skiing, but had to do it so I could say I DID! Used to have a T shirt that said "Ski Hawaii" :-)

[@HungaroExplorer]

That is so awesome BIz! I want to go up[ in winter time for sure. Maybe snowboard, not a good skier haha

[@rickrodkey3951]

Hiked to the top inJuly 1958 and there were no telescopes or road. I was part of a group of explorer scouts from Oahu working on the Big Island with the Department of Fish and Game helping out with projects. I remember the last 500 or so feet were brutal. There was a notebook in a jar for us to sign. Wonder if it still exists.

[@HungaroExplorer]

Wow! That had to be such an amazing experience! Those times were the real mountain climbing days. Mauna Kea is still has it’s charm, but it would be even more exciting without constructions and road to the too.

[@HungaroExplorer]

@Kaiser Valentino Good one :))

[@LinusWilson]

I want to go to Hilo.

[@HungaroExplorer]

It’s a cool little town

[@roshanthapalia3664]

You should not have gone all the way to the top.

[@HungaroExplorer]

I came from O'ahu bringing the energy from the Ko'olau Mountains up to the sacred peak of Mauna Kea. I hiked up, I showed respect to the mountain and left. I kept it short and respectful.

[@mrterkla]

@@HungaroExplorer You are still being disrespectful, I know for a fact the rangers at check in speak about being respectful and not going to the top. There is also a large sign before the true summit that asks non-native Hawaiians be respectful. Both of these you conveniently ommitted from your video. This is some real colonizer behavior dude it's really shameful and it was very selfish and disrespectful behavior on your part. Watch out karma can sneak up on you when you least expect it.

[@ArrowLooper]

Little does he know but this is the tallest mountain in the world. It's just underwater.

[@HungaroExplorer]

Exactly! The tallest mountain in the world, if we would count it from the bottom of the sea.

[@SirichokThaiball168]

Fun Fact: Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world

[@HungaroExplorer]

It would be be, if mountains would be measured not from the sea level 😀