EISPIRATEN

Now if only we can do a wierd version of the resevoir dogs hiding in the fall scene picture kinda like the "where's Waldo" comics we'll be all set :D :shock: Just got back from the area where the "Dog's Picture" was taken, there's snow in that chute again - so a new "shot&qu...

That summit flag and pole are taking a beating, it was standing straight up at 9:45 PM on Tuesday night when Yeti and I left the summit.

By the way what was your name again JK

Glad to see you posting again

Looking to get geared up for this coming winter. Looking for full winter boots, what's the best pair and why? Also looking for "Ice Tools", suggestions on those as well? Thanks in advance for all ideas and suggestions. One thing the boot has to have is a "Welt Design" to handle m...

Gangs Are Everywhere We are more like a roving pack of "Ice Pirates" :lol: Taco, thanks for leading that route - look forward to doing some more of that :D Amanda, great pictures. Ty great job of belaying everyone and learning more skills for doing lead in the future. Marc and Rachel, nic...

(Bob Burd posted something about this on Summit Post bringing it to my attention)

Jerry Schad the hiker that wrote all the "Afield and Afoot" trail guide books has passed this past week.

Article from LA Times Here

He will be missed - RIP Jerry - Happy Trails in the next place

Yep, I've awoken from my slumber. I hibernate in the summer and now it's time to continue my series on random ridges :) I still remember that night on July 4th. Man, I've never booked it down a trail that fast! A few other signs also got tagged. Baden-Powell use to be relatively immune to this, but...

Nice work Calico, you are making the rounds this year, keep up the good work, it's very inspiring to the rest of us, hope to see you in the mountains soon - the pictures are assume as always.

You mean I don't have to chase you down the mountain full blast at midnight on July 4th :shock: only to realize it's just another hiker trying to catch up to you to ask you what you are taking pictures of in the dark :wink: I like the picture of the flag, if someone put that up in memory of 9/11 I w...

O/T: Missing hiker found safe(San Gorgonio)
WTF? How do you get 100 people on a Wilderness Permit?

20 at a time

More importantly how do you loose someone with that many hikers together?

Nice work everyone - this will be on my list to do once, so chances are you will go back ( with me someday) but it can wait.

Can we now rename the canyon "No Rescue's needed Canyon"

Or Coffee is waiting at the other end canyon

Tadpoles that big, I haven't seen any like that since I was a kid growing up in the Great Lakes area. Them some big ass Bull Frog type.

Nice pictures Richard. Glad you had fun.

There was a roll of film found about 30 odd feet from the summit register box on Sunday a top of mount Sill in the Sierra's. The film is now in the register box thanks to Mike Moody from the Bay area

Nice work Elwood and Dr. Turtle. That's a good chunk of hike for the day.

Double header for the weekend, nice

Nice work Elwood.

Must have been a warm one.

I'd love to plan a trip (in colder weather) to take pruning shears down the ridge from S. Hawkins to Rattlesnake so we can finally have access between the two or something resembling that.

I've followed many a path that Jerry put in his books. His creative way of seeing the wilderness and not just the trail will be missed. As Mike P said, bad things happen to good people. I'm glad that he was able to find a beautiful partner (Peg) as the article states and has someone there to share t...

I'm doing the second annual Midnight Madness Hike to the summit of Mount Baldy. Everyone who cares to join me is welcome to do so. We are meeting at Manker Flats at 7:30 PM to take a liesurely stroll to the summit by Midnight. Hope some of you will come join me

It's this Saturday night Aug 27th.

El Rappel is very Swell, good place to gel (without bees that is)

ok, thisll make me look stupid...but so how far and in what time did you do this? All i see is a picture of a topo map i dont know how to read.--its just a buncha squigly lines ...no readable milage to me ...so what was yer distance, time, elevation, terrain please for trailrunning stuffs? :D Also!...

Turtle, way to bank out the distance in crazy terrian - we are considering going back to tag our friend that we missed three weeks ago, next weekend, let me know if you can join us.

Great Vacation Hvydrt - hands down that Rock Creek, Mosquito Flats area has to be one of my favorite spots in the Eastern Sierra's. Those are some great shots. Thanks for sharing the TR with us, it's wetting my appetite for more Sierra fun before winter :shock: :D Nice work on the day hike of Tyndal...

Very nice, I'm with Norma, that heat kills me, you'd of found me hiding under a tree after the first 8 miles. Picture make the place look like fun, what's the elevation for that hike, Start? Middle? High point? Thanks for sharing this

You may try sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the "Chapman Family" at the Chapman Ranch, explaining what you are looking for and why. They have been there for quite some time and may know or check with the historical society in that area, like say Mt. San Antonio College, try th...

Taco wrote: ↑http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_163961.pdf

Very useful - I might just start leaving one for my wife in her email box

everyday wrote: ↑So, when i get there, we'll need to steal a truck and then rob rei 8)

I have a mask and I'm willing to help

Ty, Tina and I drove up Friday to the Whitney Hostel to get some sleep before we headed out at 4:30 AM to meet Turtle (Mark) at the road that leads up to Onion Valley. He had car camped the night before and was waiting when we arrived at 5AM. On the drive up Friday night we received a message from T...

Early morning in the pine trees just above the ski hut heading up the scree field on Baldy Bowl. He wasn't moving as it was still fairly cold out at that time of morning. I was between 8,600 & 8,700 feet, I've also run into one on the Bear Canyon Trail at about 6,300 feet but it's much hotter ov...

No, it's not a picture of a certain former member of the forum... But tell me that our current logo doesn't look a bit like a wanted poster from a "B" western. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wWTrDDkm1ww/TjDgouhMvKI/AAAAAAAAB1A/OTZrdiyIfhA/s800/Wanted.jpg...

Nice work Logan (& Family), looks like you completed the run up Islip from the last hike where you camped out - looks like all kinds of "eispiraten's" have been getting up there lately - I swear I don't know who covered the PCT symbol with a sticker :wink: on that sign Thanks for shar...

Nice work Logan (& Family), looks like you completed the run up Islip from the last hike where you camped out - looks like all kinds of "eispiraten's" have been getting up there lately - I swear I don't know who covered the PCT symbol with a sticker :wink: on that sign Thanks for shari...

Scary part is our first family TV was "Black and White" and I did watch that movie on it as a wee little lad