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Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:11:58 -0700

One last look back at the ridge, saddle, and all the ups and downs. There's just a few miles left now of steep, but much smoother downhill. I fly down the last couple of miles and finish with a round trip time of 5:34, not including time on top. I didn't come close to doing 2:1 time on the way down even though I was moving fast on the bottom half. The top half wasn't much faster going down than up. In the end, I agree that Iron Mountain is the 2nd hardest uphill in Southern CA (though the backside of Baldy is a close third). And I officially award Iron Mountain the #1 hardest downhill in Southern CA.