#KALALAU STARTRAIL FULL#

#KALALAU STARTRAIL FULL#

I am overcome by it and it has taken full control of my mind. As irrational as it may seem to someone un-afflicted by this phobia, it is all too real for me at that moment. Some of these nightmares are so real I can still feel the breeze in my hair and the angry bees in my stomach as I’m falling for like ever to the rocks thousands of feet below.

I toss and turn in a cold sweat in the middle of the night like a prisoner condemned to death on the last night before their execution. These nightmares play over and over again in a constant rotation of a never ending stream of personalized horror stories like a faucet of pure terror. Like an epic battle between rational and irrational fear I picture myself in great detail in thousands of different scenarios of falling to my imminent death. We end the evening nicely saying goodnight to James and go to bed early when the terror starts brewing in my mind once it’s silent, and I have time to think about the next leg and most dangerous section of our journey.

I’d turn around” My brain starts to conjure up thousands of different ways I’m going to fall to my death. Another guy tells me that “I wouldn’t do it if it’s raining. The slick as snot red clay hills are, which there are two, perched on top of dangerously steep cliffs. One guy tells me that “Crawler’s Ledge” wasn’t even the most scary part. I mean they’re covered in thick red sticky mud from head to toe. To exacerbate my already heightened anxiety we talk to a few people coming off the trail that look as if they just wallowed in a pigpen. We have also been told the trail is even more dangerous when it’s been raining. The day we arrive in Kauai it was raining and we’re told it’s been raining for the past 3 weeks straight. I’ve never been a big fan, but I would never consider it a full blown phobia. In my old age I’ve become increasingly fearful of heights. Well, it actually started weeks before when we booked our flight to Kauai to do this hike. Do Awa'awa and Kuilolo also Swamp Trail is impressive if somewhat tiring.This story begins at Ke’e Beach at the trail head of The Kalalau Trail, along the Napali Coast in Kauai, Hawaii considered by Backpacker Magazine and one of the top 10 most dangerous hikes in the USA. It's totally different look from the coast but still incredible. Waimea canyon is the center of about 100 miles worth of trails. It's got some flaws but overall it's good. It's 8 miles round trip and about 3K feet total elevation gain.Īs others have suggested Ultimate Kauai is a great guidebook. If you were planning on day hiking the whole trail, then first falls is a easy morning trip. I fully recommend running in to the first falls. For now though the permit system sucks but it's best to abide by it. I keep hoping that someday they'll open up a couple slots each week for walk up sign up.

It seems your question was answered that without permits to Kulalau you can't get in. Every time I post about hiking I often get shot down as well. Seems like in all the Hawaii subs there are 1 or 2 out spoken locals that don't want visitors to feel welcome. Sorry you got attacked for a simple question.

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