>>2692396I was only refuting the post about the west having "elevation gain greater than the total elevation of most Appalachian mountains" as if you can't get similar elevation gains in the east.
The Giant-Dix traverse is 10,000 feet which rivals nearly everything in the west. C2C is a little over 10K gain and that's considered one of the biggest single-day hikes you can have out west. And the terrain is a lot more rugged in the Adirondacks than in Palm Springs lol.
