MOUNT OLYMPUS
Easily the hardest (short) hike on the Wasatch. 4,200 ft vert in just over 3 miles.
Got off to a good start then off-course for over a mile when I mistakenly jumped on the BST. Really ticked me off and from there I was grumpy and ready to quit. Kept after it but it was a whole different deal after the extra miles.
I don't recall ever sweating as much as I did on this hike. Western facing, hot, sweat soaked cloths and constantly wiping and dripping sweat heading up. I bet I lost 5+ lbs and had only 1 bottle.
Met a kid sitting on a rock heading to the summit. He was done--exhausted and had thrown in the towel. I coaxed him off his rock and drug him up to the summit with me. I stayed with him coming down as the sun had gone down and this clearly wasn't his thing. Turns out his gal had dumped him earlier that day. I told him to post a picture of him at the summit as kind of a "hey...I'm good...look at me!." Nice kid.
Drag two liters of Powerade and ate two Del Taco bean and cheese burritos when I got down. Got on the scale and was still 4 lbs under weight.
Tough hike.
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