El Cajon Mountain

Hike #68 ????El Cajon Mountain
???? 11.4mi ???? 3,576ft gain ????️ 3,675ft peak
⭐ Arguably the Hardest Day Hike in San Diego County
⭐ Six Pack of Peaks Challenge SD

I didn’t hike last week (I was busy shopping online LOL) and kinda put a last minute plan to do this one since everyone was going up Iron Mt. I was planning to go up Iron with my Spartan World Championship medal but it hasn’t showed up yet.

I did not prepared for this hike ????????????
I only looked up the EG and the peak.. ok we’re climbing up the whole mountain from the bottom. It’s only 3.5K. Just another hike. Saw the weather at 74° but for some reason, didn’t register in my head. It’s the end of November. It’s gonna be chilly.

I WAS SO WRONG LMAO!

I was struggling going up hahaha. I was thinking it was the Thanksgiving food and me slacking off for a week. It’s so unfair losing gains for skipping just one weekend! ???????????? I’ve only realized how steep we were going up on the way down LOL! I felt so bad skipping ONE weekend when we reached the summit. I mean, we still did good time. I was just not expecting this to give me a workout. It was also super HOT! It felt like summer. I was geared for winter and almost* hike nekid again. Gotta pay more attention next time.