The Sea to Summit of Kohala was one of the most enjoyable runs I have done on the Big Island. On May 27th, 2019 it took 5:54:19 to cover the 16.2 miles and 5,730 feet of elevation gain needed to reach the summit from Spencer Beach. The run really separates itself from the other volcanoes […]
Well, it took a couple of tries but I finally managed to run from a small beach near the bottom of the Chain of Craters Road to the Summit of Mauna Loa. It took quite the effort to complete this adventure covering 54 miles and over 14,000 feet of elevation gain in 19:58:05. And when […]
Let me start off by saying that Kīlauea presented quite a few more challenges than it seemed at first glance. First of all, how do you get a legitimate summit when the actual summit is not only off limits and illegal to get to, but also at some point it will likely fall into the […]
On the water’s edge, the air is calm and tranquil yet you can hear the wind busting through the palm trees overhead. The full moon lights up the night sky as we step towards the gentle lapping waves offering our friend Bill Melson’s ashes to the sand and sea. Toby reaches into the ocean, filling […]
This is one of the harder ways to run up Mauna Kea. Though there is a road the whole way to 1/8 mile from the top, your greatest hurdle besides the distance and elevation will be the wind. The prevailing winds come from Hilo through the saddle and blow right down into Waikoloa (We jokingly refer to the area as Waiko-BLOW-a). So you will face a headwind from 5-35 mph for 41 miles until you reach the Mauna Kea Access Road.
