that is just some crap line guides tell their clients when conditions suck so they wont complain. dont believe it. the real shizzle is right here: the higher you are the higher you are.
stop smoking. stop eating crisco with sugar.
start riding a bike. take the stairs. do a little running. do a little more running. do some downhill running. start today. it will take a month or so to boost your indurance. the climb will still hurt.
as an uninsured underemployed slightly malnourished with bills to pay including fukin taxes member of the american stagnant economy i would say 'no'. i wouldnt like to know. fuk mars and the spaceship that landed there.
carl 'eyewear is very important' smith is almost prepared for the journey across the parking lot to the trailhead register box. he only needs his helmet.