Last time I went the questions at the end of the pavement are:
1. Are you going to the summit?
2. Does your vehicle have 4WD?
3. Have you acclimated at this altitude for at least 45 minutes?
That's it. 4WD and you can go to the top. You don't need serious ground clearance or crazy tires like if you were to say, traverse rutted roads in the forest or southern coast or lava rock fields.
I'll advise that non-turbocharged vehicles will struggle under the altitude, our little Jeep Cherokee was practically wheezing.
Don't go at the last minute before sunset, you'll be staring directly into the sun on every other switchback.
1. Are you going to the summit?
2. Does your vehicle have 4WD?
3. Have you acclimated at this altitude for at least 45 minutes?
That's it. 4WD and you can go to the top. You don't need serious ground clearance or crazy tires like if you were to say, traverse rutted roads in the forest or southern coast or lava rock fields.
I'll advise that non-turbocharged vehicles will struggle under the altitude, our little Jeep Cherokee was practically wheezing.
Don't go at the last minute before sunset, you'll be staring directly into the sun on every other switchback.