EISPIRATEN

I think the main difference between ODC and the Sierra Club is that they attract different people. To most people the Sierra Club appears to be more for serious hikers. On the other hand, ODC and OCHBC are more informal and cost very little or nothing at all, so they're more likely to attract a wide...

What a sad situation for everyone, especially the surviving group leader. That poor guy "risked great personal injury" to climb all the way down and back up just to see if anything could be done for her. I've also led some private group hikes with friends but like Travis, I've given up on ...

I went up Baldy yesterday (2/2) via the Ski Hut trail and the middle of the bowl. While descending the west side of the bowl I nearly got taken out by a boulder the size of a toaster tumbling just 4 feet to my right. This thing was really moving, maybe 20-30 mph? Never heard or saw it coming since I...

Wow, what a difference a day makes. I climbed the same route on Saturday and it looked like this: https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i32/albums/d23/tnle2/misc/baldy_2-2.jpg Btw, did you guys use GPS to navigate in those whiteout conditions? I've only been up there in that kind of low...