We got together at 8, and after meeting up with some more folks (we were 14 total), wound up finally at the base starting our assent at 10:15. The first couple hours were pretty standard steep uphill forest hiking, with occasional rocks to clamber over. The real fun, however, started at about hour 3... when we got to the real rock-climbing! And Daniel remembers (again) that he loves climbing things! Daniel also realizes (too late) that jeans are a bad idea for hiking in general (I swear I expected it to be cooler) and especially for rock-climbing. See the pictures.
The view from the top was (obviously) fantastic. Look left to São Conrado and Zona Sul, straight to the Atlantic horizon, right to Barra de Tijuca and behind to seemingly endless rainforest. The sun was shining and the packed sandwiches and snacks were excellent. While eating I ruminated on how badly I wished I had brought a parachute. I mean, really, hiking back downhill is always soooooo much more lame. I'd much prefer just jumping off the top and letting gravity and wind-resistance do the work for me. Maybe next time.
All told it was a 6-hour round-trip excursion, and well worth the extreme sweatiness and now-necessary trip to a tailor!
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that looks awesome and one hellll of a hike. and as i've already said, made for some spectacular photos, i'm jealous.
ps, you should totally drop me a postcard if you're ever dying to send one out. i've got a pretty sweet collection going of postcards from friends studying abroad but none from the southern hemisphere!
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