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Cerro Tusa (only 50% of us succeeded...)

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Distance
1.46 mi
Elevation gain
1,791 ft
Technical difficulty
Very difficult
Elevation loss
23 ft
Max elevation
6,388 ft
TrailRank 
28
Min elevation
4,343 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
59 minutes
Time
2 hours 9 minutes
Coordinates
433
Uploaded
March 3, 2018
Recorded
March 2018
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near La Loma, Departamento de Antioquia (Republic of Colombia)

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Itinerary description

This hike surprised us for two reasons.

1) How steep it is. Yes, we'd heard from many friends that it was steep, but it needs to be experienced to be believed. In my girlfriend Kim's case, that experience was too much. Within the first 100 feet of climbing, she lost her nerve and had to give up.

2) How short it is. As you can see from the map, the hike is an L. The first 1.5 km or so is pretty much entirely flat. The next 1 km entirely vertical, but it's only 1km and it only took me 37 minutes to do (after spending an hour handling the crisis of a hysterical girlfriend who couldn't take the treacherousness of the trail)

To get a complete guide on hiking Cerro Tusa including how to get there, the three phases of the climb, and some nearby attractions check it out on our website, TheUnconventionalRoute.com. Click the "View more" link below!

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