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On Top Of The World

Together with Adam and Marco who I met in the Hostel in Hilo, I went up to the top of the world, or more precise to Mauna Kea on Big Island, Hawaii. Well first I thought Mt. Everest is the highest mountain on this plant. But little did I know, that they are not only counting the above sea level hight which is 4.207m but also including the parts from the Ocean level and here Mauna Kea wins with 10.200m.

Coming from sea level to 4.207m in a couple of hours was already challenging and I felt a bit dizzy but the view was stunning. With the massive telescopes and a great sunset it felt like a place far away from earth and thus like on top of the world.

: That’s the destination for today: Mauna Kea Summit

: Impression on the way up to Mauna Kea

: Together with Adam and Marco we went to the top

: Mauna Loa

: Impression on the way up to Mauna Loa

: View to Mauna Kea

: Yeah this is amazing stuff walking onto lava

: Small mountain

: Big car

: Mauna Kea impression from Mauna Loa

: GoPro always ready to take some pictures or videos 🙂

: Keck 1 Telescope

: Keck 1 Building

: Yeah mates we made it to the top

: Keck 1 and Keck 2 Telescope

: Thumb up for being

: On Top of The world!

: Rainbow seen from above the clouds

: sunset at keck 1 and keck 2

: Trip to the Top of the world was awesome

: Can you spot some figure in the nightly sky?

18.02.2013

in Hawaii, Video
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Pu’u’ula’ula Mountain Sunrise in Maui

Wow what a great spectacle on Pu’u’ula’ula Mountain in Haleakala National Park. After catching the sunset the evening before and sleeping at the summit (Thanks to my couchsurfer friend Jen I had enough blankets for the night) at

5:30am and the nightly sky awakes with hints of red on the horizon. Watching this at 10.000 ft and above the clouds awesome! Check out some pictures and the timelapse video from my trip to the top of Maui.