El Cajon Mountain

January 27th 2020 hike #8 of 2020 Numero 3 of 36( SoCal, NorCal, & Arizona Challenges) 11 miles with a total of 4000 elevation gain????????.

Fourth time up ECM, but firsts of 2020!  Much easier to cope with the constant up and down when you know exactly what to expect..

Started at sun rise and was still a terribly hot day for January. Hit El Captain, El Cajon, and the El Captain again.

Arrived at the trail head at 4:15 AM with the goal to summit before the sunrise. I was the first to summit on this particular

El Cajon is one tough mountain don’t let its elevation fool you !

Es la primera vez que vengo a esta Montaña, y al principio pensé es fácil para subir pero no, conforme íbamos avanzando se me hacían