I would take climbing the two miles over a boring 10 mile "walk". The best part of climbing UP is the view at the end. Yeah in a 10 mile hike on flat surfaces you could see a variety of things but, to me, there is nothing like getting to the top of a mountain and getting the 360 degree view of the world around you.
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