Haiku Stairs are often, and famously known as “The Stairway to Heaven”. I assume it earned this name sending people to heaven on the way up or down. The stairs are so steep in places that they’re essentially a water tower ladder… with sheer cliffs on either side. It is basically impossible to capture the scale of such a hike. There were several relief platforms and a concrete structure with a satellite at the top.

I’m not sure why we look so normal and healthy in these pictures - given that for the first half of the ascent Amanda and I were both worried that we would pass out from heat exhaustion and simply plummet to our deaths. A few clouds and wind rolled in and our outlook changed - but this was definitely a beast for casual hikers such as we are.