I led 16 members of my #HikeBeyondTheHills crew and took an ambitious and grueling day hike to summit 2 peaks, Strawberry and Mt. Wilson, in one day for our 5th Annual #SixPacksOfPeaks Challenge.  It took us 10 hours to hike both peaks, totaling 15 miles with 5,100’ total elevation gained.

⛰Our first peak, Strawberry Peak (6,165’), was a total of 7.5 miles with 2,609’ elevation gained.  We crossed three different “false peaks” and a technical climb with a bit of rock scrambling to the top.

⛰Our 2nd peak was Mount Wilson (5,712’), which was grueling and challenging totaling 8 miles with 2,500’ total elevation gained. We lost elevation as we descended for the first 4 miles, following the swollen West Fork San Gabriel River, then a grueling ascend to Strayn Cyn, all the way to Mt. Wilson.  As the canyons were lush and beautiful,  we had to cross about 18 overflowing creeks and crawl under/above about 5 fallen trees along the trail.