What Climbing the Manitou Incline Really Feels Like
The Manitou Incline isn’t a hike. It’s a negotiation with your own stubbornness. 2,744 steps, straight up, no shade, no switchbacks—just you and the burn in your legs, the altitude clawing at your lungs.
Locals call it a rite of passage. I called it a mistake halfway up, sweat stinging my eyes, knees shaking. People pass you—some sprint, some crawl. No one talks. There’s no room for small talk when you’re bargaining with your body to keep moving.
At the top, there’s no epiphany. Just relief, and the quiet pride of not quitting. Sometimes, that’s enough.
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