12 May 2025
We're experienced hikers, but this was challenging (but not exhausting in the way a hike might usually be) because of the heat and humidity. We did the climb up in two hours and about an hour the way down, but it is steep almost entirely up and going down is a moderate incline almost entirely down. The scenery is stunning and well worth it, however. I strongly recommend our BRILLIANT guide, Made, who checked in with our group of 4 right the way through, was happy to stop as often as we needed, and on one occasion very kindly held my backpack for a short while to help me cope with a section of the climb. She also shared her local knowledge of the area, which was insightful. She was professional and very friendly.