Olomana Peak Hike, January 2008:
Rising over Windward Oahu is a triplet of peaks called Olomana. Jeff, Sarah, Adrian and I hiked to the 1643 ft peak on what turned out to be a beautiful MLK day. The hike was quite muddy, and parts of it required use of permenant ropes on the trail. Jeff made it to the second peak, while the other three of us stopped at the first and highest. The third peak is the most dangerous, and requires a near-vertical ascent heavily-reliant on ropes and cables.


Colorful flowers strewn across the pine needles


Sarah fears no heights


Mokulua Islands off the Lanikai Coast


Kailua, with Kaneohe further beyond that


Second (L) and third (R) peaks of Olomana


Note the knife-edge trail to the third peak...


...and the tiny guy climing it.


Jeff on the second peak


Jeff again, waving, with the third peak for scale


Waimanalo Beach and its bright-blue ocean


Pali (Hawaiian for 'Cliffs') dappled in sunlight


Adrian, starting the journey back down


The trail, aka 'climbing path'


The trail, aka 'climbing path' #2


The trail, aka 'climbing path' #3


Fern Grotto we passed on the hike


The beautiful red dirt of Hawaii



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