The hike and climb to the summit of Superstition Mountain is reputed to be the toughest in the area. Indeed it is not easy and should not be attempted by anyone who is either not fit or who has knee, joint or back issues. More than half of the route is quite steep, ranging from Class 2 Difficult to some Class 3 rock-climbing pitches. Coming down, as usual, is tougher on the body than going up. Also route-finding is necessary in places since Web-based route descriptions are sparse.
Difficulty: Class 3 Exposure: Not really Summit: 5024 feet Elevation Gain: 2745 feet Roundtrip: 6.5 miles Trailhead: Siphon Draw at 2.010’
Hold on, hold on. Give me one minute, you guys, because my coffee is almost getting ready to
spill. Good morning, good morning. What's going on, guys? Today is Sunday. Sunday fun day, yay!
And as usual, I'm out hiking. It's going to be a great day full of adventure, so you better stick
around. Come along with me. We're going to explore Superstition Mountains Flatiron. This is going to
about six miles. It's rated difficult, so it's going to be an intense hike.
The information that I got says that we're only going to gain 3,000 feet of elevation,
but I'm not sure that's accurate, so I'm going to do a little more research on that,
and I'll give you guys an update. I'm in for an adventure today, so let's do this.
Do you guys see that little tip over there? That's where we are going,
right over there. So, looks far. We'll see how we do. So, finally, she was able to catch up.
Say hi. Hi. Hi, I'm dying. Me too. And with two broken ribs, I'm here.
Yeah, she has two broken ribs right now, so no excuses. Not at all. Two broken ribs. Can you
tell us a little more about that? I broke my two ribs on the last terrain race that we did,
and it's almost two weeks. I've been doing okay, but with pain, but I'm here. I could not
miss this. I've been waiting this for over a year to hike this mountain, so,
no, I gotta. You gotta do it. I gotta do it no matter what, and I don't know how long it's going
to take me, but I'm going to conquer this. Hey, you're doing better than me. I'm going to conquer
this. We are going to do it together. Yes. So, yeah, Tepojitos is going to do it with two broken
ribs. Come on, guys. Get to a trail, start hiking. It will change your life.
As you guys can see, everyone's going their own way, and Ojitos looks like she got lost.
Are you lost? She went the wrong way. That happens. Really? Don't be that guy.
All right, so at this point, it's really easy to get lost, so if you decide to come out here,
just follow the white dots on the rocks. That way you don't get lost. The first time I came here,
I got lost. It's difficult. It is. How are you feeling? I'm doing okay. They say we're like
halfway there. They say about 20 minutes. 20 more minutes? Yeah, 20 more minutes. And we're there?
Yeah, that's what they said. What? It's a rainbow. That's a sign. Follow the rainbow.
But there's no sign that it's going to rain. No, it's not even cloudy. I don't know where
that rainbow's coming from. Where from? I don't know. It's really intense. It's really kicking
my ass, but we're almost there. It's all climbing now. Where are you? I think I'm left alone.
Look at this amazing view. It's all climbing rocks now, guys. Yep. I think we need to cross.
We need to jump these rocks. Oh, Lord. Lord. How? You need to go first and then
You don't want to leave trash. Never, ever, because if you do, you're an ugly person.
So, pack all your trash. Some toilet paper just in case, because those beans have a lot of fiber.
Kidding. I'm not kidding. You haven't even eaten them yet. I know, and I will on the way back.
I guess this is the way. My goodness.
Okay, give me your backpack.
Okay, do you guys see it? That's where we're going. Oh, look at that view. Oh, my God.
It looks so amazing.
You got this. Pull yourself up. Yep. Got it. Got it? This is harder than I thought.
With two broken ribs, you had me here. Oh, my God. It is like, honestly, you have to be able to
climb rocks because this is pretty intense, but we're almost there. I can see it. It's right there.
Stay tuned because the views are going to be spectacular. I promise you.
We made it to the top in two hours and 13 minutes. Not too bad. We are the last ones in the group,
though. So, yeah, we're kind of slow, but it's okay. We enjoyed it. Oh, she's going to pee.
Difficult? Easy?
Okay, so an hour and a half, more or less. Good job.
Yay! We've come a long way. Look at this girl standing on the edge,
posing.
Oh, my God. Nice.
Oh, my God.
Okay, guys, I'm going to attempt to go up there. Wish me luck.
Going that way is pretty much impossible. That's not the way.
So, we're going to try going down. It's not happening? It's not happening.
Really high up. We're trying to get there.
This was an amazing adventure. Flatiron, Superstition Mountains, a must-do.
And this is how we are coming to the end of today's adventure. If you like this video,
make sure to give it a thumbs up. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel so you don't miss
out on more adventures. And it's time to go back down, so I will see you on the next one. Bye!
