Guadalupe Peak
November 25, 2019

Start/End: Pine Springs Visitor Center

Peaks: Guadalupe (8,751')

Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft

RT Mileage: 8.5 mi

Duration: 5 hours, 21 minutes

Rock Difficulty: Class 2

When we visited Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns for Thanksgiving weekend, we decided to bag Guadalupe Peak on our last day there. Perhaps taking George Mallory's words, "because it's there," too literally, we decided to just wing it the day of without doing any of our homework, despite not having any previous hiking experience. Read more...