Sea level is for suckers. And sailors. But mostly, suckers.
Leave it far behind with these epic climbs, starting with inspiring close-to-homers, and escalating to terrifying closer-to-god-ers.
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THE DEVIL'S PATH, NEW YORK STATE - Covering nearly 25 miles and well over 15,000 feet of elevation gain and loss, this Catskills climb is the second-toughest trek in the East, right behind The Devil's PATH train to Newark.
PRECIPICE TRAIL, MAINE - Easily one of the East Coast's most scenic stretches, Acadia National Park doesn’t necessarily have a reputation for stomach-turning trails. Precipice on Champlain Mountain is the exception, climbing more than 1,000 feet in elevation in under two miles. If heights and rock ledges freak you out, prepare for your freaking.
SPANISH TRAIL, PHILIPPINES - You could ride a donkey up this peak on Taal Lake’s Volcano Island, but hiking the dusty path gives you 100% more invigoration, and 100% less donkey. Once you top this active magma storage unit (hence "Volcano Island"), you can peer over its rim into a lake within a lake. Or, if you're the luckiest/least lucky person ever, lava.
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