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i attach my axe by a webbing leash i made to my sternum strap with an open gate 'biner. i highly recommend making a leash that you can attach like this. don't waste your $$ on a wrist leash. you will go crazy changing a wrist leash every time you change direction, plus it can also be dangerous. anot...

The old stone foundations you found below the ski hut trail belong to the Gold Ridge Mine. A gold mine that operated from 1897 to 1907. http://www.lagoldmines.com/index.php?page=931613.txt

if only we all knew what danger lurks just beyond our sight of vision. great capture!

c 'ya on the 8th! 8)

this breaks my heart. wish i could help. i'm stuck in a work training session that i scheduled. i cannot leave. otherwise i'd be up there. continued prayers for Michelle and her family.

well done. cool, i've been published, in a way.

Fun hike guys! It would be cool to continue up-canyon and see all of the Hellcat wreckage. Especially in a little more snow.

Loved the Alpine Bakery! Yum, yum! Those rolls would have gone good with the Hazelnut Latte that was in my thermos on BP. We gotta' join epicurean forces!

I agree with Taco. With no new snow you are going to encounter hard snow and icy conditions down low where the old snow has melted then frozen at night. if you don't mind driving further, the South Fork trail of San Gorgonio does not have any steep stuff to Horse Camp and Poop-out Hill beyond and is...

Good eye! 8)

no ski tracks at all. i looked around for them but too much exposed rock and shrubs to make it fun, yet. the snow on the north side was not firm, still pretty soft. the ridge trail from the V Gap TH switchbacks to the summit was pretty bare. Sun and wind have depleted snow on the true ridge. a good ...

It's early in the season and the snow coverage is decent, at best , so when in doubt head North! Had I not stared at the alpen-glowing peaks last Sunday morning as I was heading from Riverside to Baldy I might have stayed on the 210 freeway. But I found I was unknowingly heading north on I-15. As I ...

prayers.

Also of consideration is how AWESOME you look just holding it. Try different poses, like The Lumberjack, The Rock Star, The Axe Murderer, etc. You'll find one length that works best for most situations. Color coordination is also key; get an axe in a hue that best complements your current outdoor w...

Have have a feeling that if you slipped on that stuff, no ice axe would help you. actually, it wasn't boiler plate, so you could have arrested. but it is much more fun to walk on ice with spikes on your feet than have to cut each step with an axe, that's for sure. but then again, sometimes you need...

Per Jeff S, the air temp was 9 degrees near the summit of Baldy on Sunday but with the "added pleasure" of 40-45mph winds, the wind chill dropped it to -15. Now i know why my hands were so dang cold! :shock: Despite the frigid temps it was a beautiful day for a hike up RR with Phil (lik2hi...

:D Cool Vitaliy! glad you both got out there to take a private class. way to go! nice video and music too. free climbing without aid is impressive as long as you don't fall. then it's depressive. so where the photos of you and your GF? i warmed up on Tiptoe two Sunday's ago. fun little climb! http:/...

Cool tracks CM. It made me remember when i saw the bear tracks on the Baldy bowl last January and got so excited. One of these days i hope to see a bear and not just their tracks. or scat!

Titan, to find partners: put a post on this board (and the San Jacinto Board) that you are looking for people who are available on weekdays with winter mountaineering skills (and just to hike in general) to pm you. you might get some responses. please make sure you learn how to use the equipment and...

i have to add my 4cents. it's worth more than 2 cuz i've challenged the forces of nature and know the risks first-hand. microspikes have a use on FLAT snow. but to try and use them on anything steep, is risking your life. Dave G used them last week just cuz he bought them recently (for another jaunt...

As you pointed out that snow condition was very bad with mixed with frozen old snow,iced over,fresh snow,and falling rim ice. Please take crampons,poles,and helmet for your safety. Aye! Seems i chipped a bone in my left elbow from a slip last weekend when i didn't have crampons. It's not bothering ...

nICE! thanks for sharing. Gobble, gobble!

Pretty day! Nice pre-turkey binge workout. Glad to see there is still rime on the trees and it still looks like winter. Yippee!

have fun Patrick! wish i could go tomorrow, but i will be working 1/2 day and then, chopping, coring dicing, peeling. Turkey Day is a comin'!

thanks all for enjoying the photos. :D i love hiking and i especially LOVE hiking when it's in snow. so glad i was afforded the day to get out there and what a reward! Shin, i've hiked all day in light rain but i don't much care for heavy rain. you made the right choce. it was probably heavy sleet o...

A perfect day! Awesome photos! Nothing like beautiful rime iced trees and a bright blue background. Also, love the hikers on the ridge and the clouds beyond. Thanks for sharing!

awww... i love a romantic mountaineer! Congrats!!

It's still autumn but it looked a lot like winter on Baldy. Dave G and I headed up from Manker yesterday at 7:30 am in a welcomed snowstorm with nary a soul in sight. Making first tracks and breaking trail all the way to the ski hut was our reward! :D The clouds that brought in the storm that starte...

Baldy was GREAT today! Should have brought crampons. Winter is here. Hopefully it will stay awhile. Pix to come...