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10 Places that make Crawler’s Ledge look simple

Crawler's Ledge

Victoria Falls

The Redwoods

Crawler’s Ledge is one of the most feared parts of the Kalalau Trail.  I imagine it has kept many would-be hikers away over the years.  I have a slight fear of heights myself but honestly have never found Crawler’s Ledge hard to cross.  I think the reasons that it isn’t hard to cross are:

For those of you who are still worried about attempting mile 7 of the Kalalau Trail, I’ve collected some images from around the world that will help to demonstrate that Crawler’s Ledge isn’t the scariest place in the world.  Click below for the first location:

Hanging out on Trolltunga Rock in Norway

Scooting across El Capitan in Yosemite

Skywalking Mt. Nimbus in British Columbia

Rock Hopping on Mt. Wellington, Tasmania

Kayaking Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe

Ice Climbing a Frozen Waterfall (Northern Fjords) in Iceland

Chang Kong Cliff Hiking Trail in China

Skywalking in the Alps

Wow Prow

 

The Kalalau Trail is an 11 mile trail that leads from Ke’e Beach to Kalalau Beach along the Na Pali Coast on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.   The Na Pali Coast is a very special place. The pali, or cliffs, provide a rugged grandeur of deep, narrow valleys ending abruptly at the sea. Waterfalls and swift flowing streams continue to cut these narrow valleys while the sea carves cliffs at their mouths. Extensive stone walled terraces can still be found on the valley bottoms where Hawaiians once lived and cultivated taro.

The Kalalau Trail provides the only land access to this part of the rugged coast. The trail traverses 5 valleys before ending at Kalalau Beach where it is blocked by sheer, fluted pali. The 11-mile trail is graded but almost never level as it crosses above towering sea cliffs and through lush valleys. The trail drops to sea level at the beaches of Hanakapi’ai and Kalalau.

 



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