"Stairway To Heaven"

Knawx · Feb 27, 2012

Took this shot while climbing the "Stairway To Heaven" in Hawaii on the island of Oahu.

Majeed Badizadegan · Feb 28, 2012

Dig it. Hawaii is a beautiful place.

Knawx · Feb 28, 2012

Rotanimod said:
Dig it. Hawaii is a beautiful place.

Yeah, it's kind of tough to take a bad photo isn't it??

Frequency · Feb 28, 2012

Really Awesome... Miss a step and you are directly at the Destination...

could we see its color too???

Derrel · Feb 28, 2012

Rotanimod said:
Dig it. Hawaii is a beautiful place.

Oh YEAH man, I am diggin' this one too!!! MY one nit--the vignetting is a bit strong in three corners....perhaps a bit less vignetting in the LLC and LRC???

Joel_W · Feb 28, 2012

the title certainly says it all. Just how tough of a climb is it?

Knawx · Feb 28, 2012

Joel_W said:
the title certainly says it all. Just how tough of a climb is it?

Well just getting to the base of the stairs is difficult because there is a guard on duty 18 hours a day. It's against the law to access them.

So, you have to go around 2am, hike to the base of the stairs and hope that no guards are there. (I was turned away 2 times before my successful 3rd try)

The stairs consist of nearly 4,000 steps, and in some places is completely vertical, turning into a type of ladder rather than stairs.

But every bit of it is worth it, especially when you come back down and the sun is rising over the Ocean. It's such a beautiful place.

If you want to learn more, here's the Wiki article: Ha'ik