EISPIRATEN

Where do I even begin?

Back in 2020, I got really into rock climbing and exploring the ANF during the pandemic while everything was closed. I scoured mountain project for crags and bouldering spots but something really intrigued me about climbing out here. Everyone always tells me that there's no ...

Hell yeah guys! Glad you turned back when altitude sickness started setting in. It would have been extra risky trying to summit with that!

I got the West Fuji Peak registry and the Phillips Point sign! TR coming soon, but someone decided to rename West Fuji to Philips Point and we're not having that.

The goal of the day was very simple: To get to this strange building that is next to Inspiration Point to see if it was mine related. The following image is from 1960 and has the building circled. hut.jpg
On the side, I have been trying to locate all the mines in the Monitor Consolidated Claims ...

Since we are scrutinizing peak names in that area, what's the deal with having both a Muir Peak AND "Mount Muir"?

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And then OSM has "Muir Peak" where Cal Topo has "Mount Muir" with no name where Forest Service map and Cal Topo has "Muir Peak"

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Sweeeet see you all tomorrow

Where to begin! Eaton Canyon is pretty grand and I must say, it might be the most pretty canyon I have spent time in in the entire Angeles Forest. Harvard Branch has always caught my eye as I’ve come down the idlehour trail. The thing is filled with large pine trees and winds all the way up to… a ...

The behemoth that is East Mermaid, has been on my to-do list for almost a year. I first learned of the “mermaids” after reading some old trip reports and finding that it was an odd name for a group of peaks. The lack of views of the city from East Mermaid intrigued me since most peaks are climbed ...