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marathongirl26
Challenging hike but so rewarding
驼背山的点评
点评：Going into this hike I had read all of the reviews on here and I was pretty nervous. My daughter and I run (marathons for me! 56 to be exact) and my husband and son are in decent shape. My son is a Division 1 footall player but he's also 6'7" and 300 lbs so i just wasn't sure the "bouldering" part of this was for all of us.
I'll start by saying that we woke up at 3:30 a.m. for our 6:00 a.m. flight from Minneapolis. We landed in Phoenix at 9:00 a.m. and hit the ground running. Our VRBO wasn't available until later and we planned to drive out of town the next two days so it was now or never if we wanted to do Camelback. I had just told my family that there was "some bouldering" and that the last bit might be tough. Here's the rundown of how our climb went:
First of all.....parking. We actually found a spot in the lower lot on the Echo side and when we walked up to the trailhead we noticed a few spots in the upper lot as well. I attribute this to the time of year because those spots at 10:00 am on a busy day would definitely have been gone. We changed into shorts and t-shirts (it was a beautiful 65 degree sunny day) and brought two backpacks filled with our hydroflasks and additional water along with granola bars and our phones. We all wore regular running shoes and they were totally fine for this hike. Immediately the trail goes up and gets your heart-rate going. I would say cardiovascular-wise this hike definitely is challenging. I got a little nervous when I was out of breath so quickly but you soon realize that this is the nature of the beast. There are plenty of places to rest and catch your breath and we didn't feel rushed. I can see how a busy day may be stressful but we were able to easily pass people or let people pass us if we needed to. The "bouldering" people talk about consists of big steps up and finding a path that's suited for you and your stride. My son has longer legs and was able to easily find his footing. The rest of us couldn't necessarily follow his lead. It was fun to try to find ways to keep going up. There are parts of the trail that have a railing which was nice to hold onto and wonderful on the way down when it was steep. My husband saw a cactus way up high at one point and declared, "I think I see the top!" We still laugh about it because that was maybe a little over half way. There are posts on the trail that I only noticed later. (Because my head was down as I was looking for places to put my feet) The posts say "1/8, 2/8, 3/8..." etc so you kind of know where you are. It was exhilarating to finally get to the top. Also.......65 degree day felt like 80 and we were all pretty sweaty at the top. So I can definitely see how temps hotter than that could be problematic without enough water. We drank almost every drop of water we brought and I thought we had definitely overpacked.
As others have said in their reviews, you will see people running up and down the hill. We saw two guys who said they were training for something (the apocolypse maybe? I don't think they said) and they ran up and down 3 times while we were there. It took us over an hour to reach the top and then we enjoyed a snack and ran into our neighbors (yep! They live right across the street from us in MN) and took our time recovering before we descended.
Overall, the hike was SO worth it and we enjoyed every last second. Every once in awhile the rest of the trip my husband would say, "The cactus wasn't the top was it?" and we'd all laugh. It's kind of our inside joke now.
I'll start by saying that we woke up at 3:30 a.m. for our 6:00 a.m. flight from Minneapolis. We landed in Phoenix at 9:00 a.m. and hit the ground running. Our VRBO wasn't available until later and we planned to drive out of town the next two days so it was now or never if we wanted to do Camelback. I had just told my family that there was "some bouldering" and that the last bit might be tough. Here's the rundown of how our climb went:
First of all.....parking. We actually found a spot in the lower lot on the Echo side and when we walked up to the trailhead we noticed a few spots in the upper lot as well. I attribute this to the time of year because those spots at 10:00 am on a busy day would definitely have been gone. We changed into shorts and t-shirts (it was a beautiful 65 degree sunny day) and brought two backpacks filled with our hydroflasks and additional water along with granola bars and our phones. We all wore regular running shoes and they were totally fine for this hike. Immediately the trail goes up and gets your heart-rate going. I would say cardiovascular-wise this hike definitely is challenging. I got a little nervous when I was out of breath so quickly but you soon realize that this is the nature of the beast. There are plenty of places to rest and catch your breath and we didn't feel rushed. I can see how a busy day may be stressful but we were able to easily pass people or let people pass us if we needed to. The "bouldering" people talk about consists of big steps up and finding a path that's suited for you and your stride. My son has longer legs and was able to easily find his footing. The rest of us couldn't necessarily follow his lead. It was fun to try to find ways to keep going up. There are parts of the trail that have a railing which was nice to hold onto and wonderful on the way down when it was steep. My husband saw a cactus way up high at one point and declared, "I think I see the top!" We still laugh about it because that was maybe a little over half way. There are posts on the trail that I only noticed later. (Because my head was down as I was looking for places to put my feet) The posts say "1/8, 2/8, 3/8..." etc so you kind of know where you are. It was exhilarating to finally get to the top. Also.......65 degree day felt like 80 and we were all pretty sweaty at the top. So I can definitely see how temps hotter than that could be problematic without enough water. We drank almost every drop of water we brought and I thought we had definitely overpacked.
As others have said in their reviews, you will see people running up and down the hill. We saw two guys who said they were training for something (the apocolypse maybe? I don't think they said) and they ran up and down 3 times while we were there. It took us over an hour to reach the top and then we enjoyed a snack and ran into our neighbors (yep! They live right across the street from us in MN) and took our time recovering before we descended.
Overall, the hike was SO worth it and we enjoyed every last second. Every once in awhile the rest of the trip my husband would say, "The cactus wasn't the top was it?" and we'd all laugh. It's kind of our inside joke now.
翻译：在开始这次徒步之前，我读了这里所有的评论，我非常紧张。我和女儿一起跑步（我跑过马拉松！确切地说是 56 场），我丈夫和儿子的身体状况也不错。我的儿子是一名一级足球运动员，但他身高 6 英尺 7 英寸，体重 300 磅，所以我不确定“攀岩”部分是否适合我们所有人。
首先我要说的是，我们早上 3:30 起床，准备从明尼阿波利斯乘坐早上 6:00 的航班。我们早上 9:00 降落在凤凰城，然后就开始行动。我们的 VRBO 直到晚些时候才可用，我们计划在接下来的两天开车出城，所以如果我们想去 Camelback，现在就是时候了。我刚刚告诉我的家人那里有“一些攀岩”，最后一部分可能会很艰难。以下是我们攀登的简要情况：
首先.....停车。我们实际上在 Echo 一侧的下层停车场找到了一个停车位，当我们走到步道入口时，我们也注意到上层停车场有几个停车位。我认为这是一年中的这个时候，因为那些停车位在繁忙的日子里，上午 10:00 肯定已经过去了。我们换上了短裤和 T 恤（那是一个阳光明媚的 65 度的好天气），带上了两个背包，背包里装满了我们的水瓶和额外的水，还有燕麦棒和手机。我们都穿着普通的跑鞋，它们完全适合这次徒步旅行。小路一上去，你的心跳就开始加快。我想说，从心血管的角度来看，这次徒步旅行绝对具有挑战性。当我气喘吁吁的时候，我有点紧张，但你很快就会意识到这是野兽的本性。有很多地方可以休息和喘口气，我们并不觉得匆忙。我明白忙碌的一天可能会让人感到压力，但如果我们需要的话，我们能够轻松地超过别人或让别人超过我们。人们谈论的“抱石”包括大步向上，找到一条适合你和你的步伐的路径。我儿子的腿比较长，能够轻松地找到立足点。我们其他人不一定能跟随他的脚步。尝试寻找继续上山的方法很有趣。有些路段有栏杆，抓起来很舒服，下山时坡度陡峭，扶手也很棒。我丈夫有一次看到高处的仙人掌，然后说：“我想我看到山顶了！”我们至今还在笑，因为那时可能才刚走到一半多一点。路上有一些柱子，我后来才注意到。（因为我低着头找地方放脚）柱子上写着“1/8、2/8、3/8……”等等，这样你就知道你在哪里了。终于到达山顶，令人兴奋不已。另外……65 度的天气感觉像 80 度，我们在山顶上都汗流浃背。所以我可以肯定地看到，如果没有足够的水，更高的温度会带来问题。我们喝光了几乎每一滴我们带来的水，我认为我们肯定带了太多东西。
正如其他人在评论中所说，你会看到人们在山上跑上跑下。我们看到两个家伙说他们在为某事（也许是世界末日？我不认为他们这么说过）做准备，我们在那儿的时候，他们跑上跑下三次。我们花了一个多小时才到达山顶，然后我们吃了点零食，遇到了我们的邻居（是的！他们就住在明尼苏达州我们对面的街上），我们花了一段时间恢复体力才下山。
总的来说，这次徒步旅行非常值得，我们享受了每一秒。在旅行的剩余时间里，我丈夫偶尔会说，“仙人掌不是山顶吗？”然后我们都会笑。这现在有点像我们的内部笑话了。
首先我要说的是，我们早上 3:30 起床，准备从明尼阿波利斯乘坐早上 6:00 的航班。我们早上 9:00 降落在凤凰城，然后就开始行动。我们的 VRBO 直到晚些时候才可用，我们计划在接下来的两天开车出城，所以如果我们想去 Camelback，现在就是时候了。我刚刚告诉我的家人那里有“一些攀岩”，最后一部分可能会很艰难。以下是我们攀登的简要情况：
首先.....停车。我们实际上在 Echo 一侧的下层停车场找到了一个停车位，当我们走到步道入口时，我们也注意到上层停车场有几个停车位。我认为这是一年中的这个时候，因为那些停车位在繁忙的日子里，上午 10:00 肯定已经过去了。我们换上了短裤和 T 恤（那是一个阳光明媚的 65 度的好天气），带上了两个背包，背包里装满了我们的水瓶和额外的水，还有燕麦棒和手机。我们都穿着普通的跑鞋，它们完全适合这次徒步旅行。小路一上去，你的心跳就开始加快。我想说，从心血管的角度来看，这次徒步旅行绝对具有挑战性。当我气喘吁吁的时候，我有点紧张，但你很快就会意识到这是野兽的本性。有很多地方可以休息和喘口气，我们并不觉得匆忙。我明白忙碌的一天可能会让人感到压力，但如果我们需要的话，我们能够轻松地超过别人或让别人超过我们。人们谈论的“抱石”包括大步向上，找到一条适合你和你的步伐的路径。我儿子的腿比较长，能够轻松地找到立足点。我们其他人不一定能跟随他的脚步。尝试寻找继续上山的方法很有趣。有些路段有栏杆，抓起来很舒服，下山时坡度陡峭，扶手也很棒。我丈夫有一次看到高处的仙人掌，然后说：“我想我看到山顶了！”我们至今还在笑，因为那时可能才刚走到一半多一点。路上有一些柱子，我后来才注意到。（因为我低着头找地方放脚）柱子上写着“1/8、2/8、3/8……”等等，这样你就知道你在哪里了。终于到达山顶，令人兴奋不已。另外……65 度的天气感觉像 80 度，我们在山顶上都汗流浃背。所以我可以肯定地看到，如果没有足够的水，更高的温度会带来问题。我们喝光了几乎每一滴我们带来的水，我认为我们肯定带了太多东西。
正如其他人在评论中所说，你会看到人们在山上跑上跑下。我们看到两个家伙说他们在为某事（也许是世界末日？我不认为他们这么说过）做准备，我们在那儿的时候，他们跑上跑下三次。我们花了一个多小时才到达山顶，然后我们吃了点零食，遇到了我们的邻居（是的！他们就住在明尼苏达州我们对面的街上），我们花了一段时间恢复体力才下山。
总的来说，这次徒步旅行非常值得，我们享受了每一秒。在旅行的剩余时间里，我丈夫偶尔会说，“仙人掌不是山顶吗？”然后我们都会笑。这现在有点像我们的内部笑话了。
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