Zion National Park
Angels Landing is known as one of the most difficult and dangerous hikes in the US - and being the crazy ones that we are, we hiked it in the snow and ice!
It has a strenuous vertical climb in a section called Walters Wiggles, where you ascend a rapid set of 21 switchbacks to reach the main ridge at Scouts lookout. The real challenge though is the final half-mile along the knife edge rim. A nerve wracking climb where you hold onto anchored chains as you hike; the trail is barely a few feet wide with sheer drop-off cliffs on both sides.
At the end you are rewarded with spectacular views of the Zion valley from the 1,500 ft ridge surging out of the valley floor.
Read MoreIt has a strenuous vertical climb in a section called Walters Wiggles, where you ascend a rapid set of 21 switchbacks to reach the main ridge at Scouts lookout. The real challenge though is the final half-mile along the knife edge rim. A nerve wracking climb where you hold onto anchored chains as you hike; the trail is barely a few feet wide with sheer drop-off cliffs on both sides.
At the end you are rewarded with spectacular views of the Zion valley from the 1,500 ft ridge surging out of the valley floor.
