EPIC Laie 18
Video from Erik Laie 18 - March 4, 2017 After 5 years, I got to do Laie 18 again. Baron considers this hike his baby and has taken over hundreds of hikers on this hike. He has led many groups up these waterfalls. With rain pounding the island all week, it was time to do Laie 18!!! I made sure I had spikes for this one since the last time I didn't have spikes. Darren picked me up at my house at about 6:45am. We went to Erik's house to pick him up and Darren shuttled us over to Laie. There we met the hikers for the day. The turn out was 12 strong and impressive hikers starting with Baron, Denise, Jena, Justin, James, Ryan, Kellie, and then the OAGs Erik, Bernice, Darren, Jana, and I. Ryan led a furious charge up Laie. We hit the cook pines in 1 hour. Baron found the ridge going down to the hau tangle. Going down, it appeared only pig trails or not even. However, it was fast and we got to the hau tangle in about 20 minutes. We progressed through the hau and eventually got...