It's just been a long time since I tried to do this much at low levels. New Sorpigal took a lot of time but wasn't that bad. Mist was pretty easy, but in Bootleg Bay I spent more time running away and healing than I did fighting (also couldn't open the chests without them blowing up). After clearing Ironfist I kind of fudged a little by going to Free Haven and doing the Cavalier quest (also cleared about 2/3 of the outdoor areas there). I'm level 14 now and just finished the 3 dungeons in Ironfist. Temple of Baa took me 4 game days and lots and lots of trips. I did go ahead and give fire to all my characters. This would be 3 times as hard without that, so I'm not going to compare my efforts to those of the Rock. This is enough of a challenge for me.