EISPIRATEN

You picked exactly the 3 I suspected you would! :)


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The stuff legends are made of. This might have been the first TR I read on this board, as when I first stumbled upon this place in spring 2023 the thread was loud and proud near the top, having been resurrected ...

Here's the TR for Rattlesnake... https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?t=1014


Love how you were randomly running into multiple forum members out there. I haven't had the pleasure of that experience yet. How fun you were all just serendipitously in your element at the same place at the same time ...

HikeUp wrote: Wed Mar 26, 2025 5:17 pm My three favorite hikes (as adventurous as I usually get) in the Gabes are:

Cool to know! Others have mentioned Rattlesnake being a gem, too.

I had in mind specific days you experienced, and ones that you could link to their respective TRs ideally

Here's my almost-fell-and-died trip .


Is that waterfall bypass the sketchiest thing you think you've ever done in the mountains still to this day?

Something hovering between a slope and a cliff that is rapidly disintegrating is a Gabes speciality. Narrow canyons can be such a gamble since ...

the toughest I completed ,

This is totally amazing. Its also really thoughtfully designed, with a central re-supply that also gives multiple opportunities to conveniently bail if you needed to. Which miraculously you didn't! Psychologically I find hiking downhill knowing I have to retrace my steps ...

The challenge with Los Padres targets seems to be more in the approach to the climbs then the climbs themselves. Not that I've been there.... YET!

Anyone?? I want to know people's picks and read some TRs

Your dedication to this target is amazing! Cool ongoing pet project to have. I've never hiked in the Santa Anas but that Chaparral looks brutal. Some of the dead stuff is a pain to lopper cut, too. If I lived in the OC I would have joined you in the project!

JeffH wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:30 pm Love that view of the jagged rock peaks.

I know! You can only really see topography like that in the desert. Surreal.

Hope the wind didn't hurt the spiritual, peaceful experience too much! Moonlight and snow - amazing combo.

Burma had a big slide dating from the 22-23 winter. They must be serious about maintaining that if its been repaired by bulldozer. Maybe because of the power line access?

Limiting to 3 is harrrrrrrd

"Plunge of Peril" - bagging Pacoima reservoir
https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?p=66986&hilit=Pacoima#p66986
Only my second Eis Piraten adventure, and the first that I lead. It was strange and wonderful to be on a hike with Sean and Cecelia and see them tackle adverse ...

Pick 3 (or less) of your favorite adventures you've had in the backcountry. Here are the criteria:

1) They took place in Southern California. Desert, etc is fine but I want to keep it somewhat local.
2) There is a trip report for it on the Eis Piraten site, or an external site, and you need to link ...

I was bummed to find the tailgate on my truck missing when we got back. I have to hand it to the skilled thieves that were able to remove it at a busy County Park in broad daylight. They didn't bother to take the bags that were in the bed. Still waiting on parts to get it replaced, but insurance ...

This hike without a fire is ugly as sin.


I recommend the route my father and I did in August of 2021. It was a lovely loop, the only problem being it was August and way too hot by the time we finished.

Elsmere Canyon is the Pico formation at its rugged best, Oak Savanna at least *used to ...

I feel kind of persecuted in this write-up, like I should've done something but didn't. I have been to the top of Oat Mountain at least five times and have become friends with some of the cows do I get some credit?


To the contrary! Its amazing how many places you've been already. When I write ...

For my 38th Birthday last year, I lead a group expedition deep into the eastern Santa Susanna Mtns in a quest to bag the iconic staple of the San Fernando Valley skyline, Oat Mtn, starting from the Santa Clarita valley, a feat which has never before been achieved, at least by anyone who wrote about ...

The pink boulders looked and felt like normal granite, just pink.
I'll bring the drone. I've been hiking with a giant pack (50L) lately. It's usually overkill, but nice to have all the space.


Maybe just thick concentrations of potassium feldspar in the granitic rock!

Thats great you'll bring ...

I used to come back bloodied quite often. If I do that now, it's unintentional, haha.


If it wasn't always so damn hot in SoCal, we could get more serious with the protective wear. I've got some new gloves coming tomorrow I'm excited to try out.

I read that whole Stillman TR. Great stuff ...

Another epic peak bag. The pink rock is such a deep, rosy pink/red. I could take a guess as to its composition from pictures but it would be a shot in the dark.

Drone footage is always so epic. If you want, bring that bad boy on Sunday! Could be a some cool group shots!

A beautiful, unique and hidden spot! Do we know why there is no proper trail or access to it? Some sort of conservation effort because of how vulnerable it is?

The comparison of the historic and recent photos is fascinating. Those pines are relics of a bygone climate. I hope they can continue ...

How big is that thing?!

Sounds like you were trading road-walking (speed) for bump-navigating (distance).


The ridge-lines and all the bumps, despite the gain from all the ups and downs, were generally decent for x-country. And the bumps allow for short-term goals that keep up morale. Its once I got onto the slopes ...

I’m not sure why exactly I wanted to attempt this route. On paper you could argue its to investigate this old road in Iron Canyon thats on OSM: https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?p=69727&hilit=Sand+Canyon#p69727 , but its not really much of a historic landmark. Or maybe its because I have done a ...

How much of the work you guys put in has been undone?

This is super cool! Both the map and the scope of your peak bagging...

I love how it groups hikes and counts them in proximity to one another depending on your zoom level.

Is there a way to see your GPS tracks on the map? That would be great. And is it possible for the map to be topographic?

This ...

Mt Lukens is kind of epic - I've done a full 2 days of hiking on it without even crossing paths with myself, and could probably do at least another 2 full days without hiking the same trail twice.

I joined Uncle Rico on this one to bag Pickens, and we got Hawks bagged and explored Beckley Canyon as ...

With Eaton Saddle ahead, I finally felt safe. As I reached the Saddle, I saw there was no Sherriff vehicles, so I started down the road to Red Box. Soon, a USFS truck with fire workers drove by. I filled them in and asked for a ride. I was on my way.


Wow, amazing. You must have been one of the ...

Here is another one for the Eis Piraten ANF closure-order series.

The start to the year has been a little rough, with the terrible fires burning things I really don't want burned on top of the industry I work in in a slump we are all worried is a new normal. I needed to get out and thrash around in ...

I was hiking the Verdugos a lot 5-10 years ago. They were interesting enough to me at that point, but once I started digging into the San Gabriels starting in 2020 the Verdugos started to feel pretty basic pretty quickly in comparison. But they still function as a convenient beginner-Gabes, with ...