..or hiking poles. The hike down is hard on your knees

Elevation gain is 3,389 ft. Only 4 miles to go! Double it as you also need to climb back down unless you have a helicopter at the top :D

View from the rocky clearance area

Much like Half Dome at Yosemite, My Si has a rock top that is easy to climb. You can see it once you clear all the trees. Access is from the far side

Going down is a bit harder

Shane and Austin at the top. Shane first climbed it when he was 11!