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The infamous Mailbox Peak is one of the Seattle area’s best conditioning hikes. Used as preparation for Rainier or other big mountains, Mailbox has several thousand feet of elevation gain in a very short horizontal distance. It is listed in the Snoqualmie Region hiking guide as the hardest hike in the book.

I’ve known people to go up it in about 1:35, but we went slower than that. I’ve again been convinced of the usefulness of the Clif DoubleShot Espresso gels – one of these every two hours or so really makes a difference! Photos are courtesy of Angus Speirs.