EISPIRATEN

Here's one from Sunday just north of Dayton Canyon. Breezy and beautiful.

Only a rough use trail to this waterfall in the Chatsworth Formation.

Wow, its been rainy down in SoCal. I love some good post-storm erosion exploration; this looks like fun. Could I see ya'lls route on a map by chance? I can't tell if you were just along Shoemaker road the whole time or not.

Thats a nice big day!

The High Sierra is awesome and all, but I always feel intrigued by all the surrounding 'lower' peaks that are still so rugged and oak-adorned like this one.

Paramor wrote: Mon Dec 22, 2025 11:23 pm I've been hanging out on the forum for a while to check the condition reports (thanks for the info on the state of the trails after the recent rains), so I've finally decided to open an account.

Paramor sounds like you are in the right place! Looking forward to reading your trip reports.

N8K

Matthew wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 4:03 pm Where's the other trip report? That one's badass! In my research, i couldn't find many other visits to the flat. I recently spoke with this guy who has been there 3 times in the early 2000s but he's never written about it.

I think he's talking about this one right here, my man!

After focusing on work and family hikes, I'm planting a few seeds for some pirate and solo adventures this winter. My penchant for backyard exploring inevitably leads to lower-elevation routes, and the winter is when I more consistently get after it in SoCal.

So this past weekend I wanted to ...

For various reason we've gotten back into doing consistent family hikes each weekend this fall, and it has been a delight. Now at 5 years old, our Pirate preschooler Forest is a full-on schooler and has been more enthusiastic about hiking then he was last year. Recent adventures have included a ...

Wise words, Mathew! Sometimes the small trips can be the special ones.

Publicly available information that informed the closure:
https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2025-02/Eaton%20Post-Fire%20BAER%20Assessment%20Summary%20Report_PUBLIC%20FINAL.pdf?VersionId=lIVdWQxm2BrFdVjKNbCQ2bHRFyM93Zdm

I think the closure is a pretty ...

Looks like the trail is now fantastic! Best way to access Alder Crag!!

organizers would not share previous search routes and became very guarded with information. This was a huge disservice to Monica as volunteers were searching the same areas over and over again rather than being able to help strategize where best to search. The organizers seemed more interested in ...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about how strict the weekday “closure” of the West Fork San Gabriel River bike path is.


Back in April a friend and friend of that friend who is a friend hiked the road from 39 to bear creek during the week, passed a couple cars, people swimming in ...

Admirable effort. I think you were about a mile from the Bridge Fire burn zone. If I were you, I'd stay within that...

Those be some serious gainz!

Would coming down on the tram be an option?

Elwood wrote: Sun Sep 21, 2025 8:43 am Strangely close to where Monica went missing.

The X-Files theme just went off in my head...

Good news - I recalculated what I'm calling the San Gabriel Mts perimeter using the Shaded Relief layer in Caltopo which better illustrates the threshold of what I'm calling mountains or not mountains than Google Earth.

Its still the same not perfectly scientific parameters, but its a better ...

Matthew wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 9:42 pm Next we gotta reach the middle point of the boundaries or something. Maybe even camp in a mine or something

I'm all for stuff like that.

I've had this centroid concept, inspired by Dima's pole of inaccessibility, in the back of my mind for a couple years. Haven't gotten there yet.

Elwood wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 5:55 am Congratulations gentlemen! Well done, and well reported. I truly wish I could have joined Y'all.

You been out on adventures the last couple years? I've read some of your TRs; they are often epic!

Dude, good for you!!!! Amazing example to set.

Our forum turns 18 this month, and in Sean's tradition, I tasked myself with initiating a group event. Last year we gathered at the Monte Cristo Campground and bagged Rabbit Peak . The year before that Mt Islip . And that one previous Lupine campground and before that Wright Mountain .... and it ...

Can't wait to get out to the eastern Sierra! This is just the sort of thing I want to do. Next time.

I'd go at the end of winter, when ideally you'll encounter the least amount of flowers and green matter. The brown and dead stuff won't be as toxic, but try to avoid breathing in the particulates. Wear one of those good face masks and goggles. Wash your face afterward. And change your gloves so ...

Excellent work, guys! And nice planning, Nate. I've looked at the south face and dreamed of climbing up one of the gullies, but I'll probably never be able to do it now, so I'm living a little vicariously through your report.


Your name was mentioned a couple times during the hike as someone who ...

Dima, as ever, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Sean wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 6:34 am

Nate U wrote: Mon Apr 07, 2025 10:19 amDoes anyone actually know what these are for?

Typically they mark firebreak locations.

This is totally plausible!!

Firebreaks.... where would this forum be without 'em.

Taco's 3rd full crush of the mountain range in a...month?? Leave some for us mortals!

Is this different from vertical relief?


Yes, because "Jut" takes into consideration the slope, or steepness, from a point at the base of the mountain to the point you are measuring the "Jut" of. Vertical Rise is only a measurement of difference in elevation, with no consideration of steepness.

Following abandoned trails that had previously been full of brush but are now cleared after a fire looks like a fun exercise, as long as you know when to turn around.

TR after TR indicate this is an epic area. I have an idea for a route now that you have inspired....!

You flew out to Colorado only to bag this peak or did you nab any others while you were there? Looks spectacular, as ever your commitment is A-level!!

Very cool, was able to follow your route on the map(s). At least in your photos the brush doesn't look too bad. Bobcat fire is still mostly helpful, though the window for that won't be much longer. Knee-high brush is mostly what Mathew and I had to contend with in the bear creek area.