EISPIRATEN

kristo5747 wrote:Got on the 38 around 4am. As I was approaching the ranger station, I almost ran over some weirdo standing in the middle of the road. The guy was wearing a white sheet or cloak over him.

Me too!!!

Nice meeting you, Al.

I saw a video of him on the summit of Kala Pataar (~18,500 feet). I think he has forgotten about the San Gabriels . . .

If I wanted to take the regular Ski Hut trail all the way to the Summit would I still need crampons or is there a way to make it to the top using the dry land? As far as I could tell last Saturday, the ski hut trail was covered in snow from the bottom of the bowl to the summit. Some people who hike...

How is the rock in Sheep Canyon? Looks chossy.

EManBevHills wrote:How's the N. side holding up?

I did peek over the north side of Mt. Baldy, and everything I saw was completely covered in snow.

Though the majority of the bowl is now dry, I managed to follow a finger of snow straight up to the crest. Here is my trip report.

Thanks for the conditions report. Looks like we've got a warm, sunny week ahead, so time is running out for snow climbing in SoCal.

Zé wrote:I've got a secret one for us . . . It involves my spandex and your five fingers HEY YO

Now it's a horror show.

Thanks for the write-up. It's probably going to start getting too warm for that route soon.

Is it possible to leave nothing behind? Even if you annihilate all of the matter in your wake, there would still be empty space, which is certainly something.

Nice pictures. The snow is disappearing.

Isn't there a quicker approach to Falling Rock Canyon?

kristo5747 wrote:No TP at all? And use what instead? Treebark?

Smooth rocks. Just make sure they are smooth. That's what we used on a week long Outward Bound trip.

Nice outing. Congrats on a big spring summit. Was your calf still bothering you?

Dave G wrote:I'm dyin to know what happens next! 8)

I think she lived. Unless her account is ghost written . . .

Don't know if you noticed but I was in a tent about 200' up from the ski hut. We heard you guys come through in the morning. Yup. We kept gazing back down at your (orange?) tent for some reason. We didn't see it until we were halfway up the bowl. Was there a bivy sack next to your tent? Or a log?

Norma: I might be up for a full moon climb. Keep me posted.

Patrick's camera is MIA.

Patrick Moran and I climbed Baldy Bowl yesterday, summitting at 7:15AM. The snow conditions were perfect for cramponning.

Here is my trip report.

Thanks for the link, asbufra. That is absolutely horrible. I was driving up Mt. Baldy road from about 3:15-3:45AM and don't remember seeing anything out of the ordinary. The article is confusing on one point. It first says that she was abandoned just south of Mt. Wilson, then says she was abandoned ...

Does anyone know why roughly eight cop cars were roaring up the road toward Icehouse Canyon at about 10:00 this (Saturday) morning? A cop had pulled someone over near Chapman ranch, but I'm not sure if that was related. Perhaps some hikers were ascending Icehouse Canyon without wilderness permits . ...

Thanks for the photos, EMan.

Nice pictures, Norma. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the north side of Yucaipa Ridge is still plastered in snow. I also liked all those shots of the north side of Jepson Peak. Thanks for posting!

Thanks for the conditions update, Hamik. I have a facebook account, but couldn't access the video. What is a graupel stream?

What are the current conditions of the trail to the ski hut below Baldy Bowl?

Looks like there is still a lot of snow up there. Are all of the routes in the bowl still on continuous snow?

Very informative. Thanks for posting all that. I didn't realize how steep some of those chutes are.

Not a lot of snow up there! Looked like an enjoyable outing.

Sounds like you made good time up the bowl.

Incidentally, when I clicked on the photo link, I got this message: "Sign up for Facebook to become Patrick T. Moran's Friend."

Norma: It was challenging taking photos on the summit in that wind! I made two aborted efforts before finally committing to taking a few shots.