Cactus to Clouds - The Day I Climbed From Desert to Sky
A dawn‑to‑sky grind where desert heat, thin air, and thousands of vertical feet force you to find out—step by step—whether you’ve got what Cactus‑to‑Clouds actually demands.
Cactus to Clouds is one of the most dramatic vertical journeys in the United States — a 20‑mile, 10,795‑foot ascent from the desert floor of Palm Springs to the granite summit of Mount San Jacinto. In this Story Pop episode, we step out of the guidebooks and into the lived experience of that climb.
This is the day that begins behind the Palm Springs Art Museum at 3 a.m., in warm desert darkness, and ends above 10,800 feet…
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