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Got there in the early morning hours of 10/9 with my permit in hand. Gate to the Vivian Creek parking area was shut "closed for the season". I then parked and followed the bank of the creek to the trail-head. All I saw was red tape(!) all over with "trail closed -- falling trees"...

Nice job, I hope your boss doesn't read this forum :D . Thx! 8) I'd highly recommend it to anyone...just make sure you're not afraid of the dark :P . Got to see nature at its best (owl fly by really close), with tons of stars above your head. Cool temps too. Sunrise and breakfast on telegraph peak ...

Zé wrote:what a way to cure insomnia

Agreed. Beats tossing and turning. Great way to beat the throngs of people going there during daylight.

Zé wrote:I think its ~ 3.5 miles from the notch to Manker.

Really? My speed was over 1 mile per hour...Wow. Not bad ((patting self on the back)).

I could not sleep so I got up at 1:30am. emailed my boss to let him know I was taking the day off. Left a note to my wife that I was going hiking. What follows is my report. Times are accurate. Some distances are estimated (I left without my Garmin so I think +/- 10%...wherever trail signs were abse...

yobtaf wrote:I was up at Grassy Hollow with my kids on Saturday, the road was open heading to Baden Powell from what I saw. It was closed heading down to Jackson lake area.

Good to know. I am thinking doing the same and taking wife and kids for a morning stroll.

Thanks for the info, mate.

Greetings!

I heard there was a fire in the Big Pines area a few days ago.

What are the conditions around Baden Powell area? Are there any road closures or this fire fully contained?

Thanks for any info you may have.

Al.

TacoDelRio wrote:Has anyone ever ascended Baldy walking on their hands the whole way? 8)

....Zé??

All ratings are subjective/relative, they're only meant to be a general guide to relative difficulty. Seems obvious conclusion based on everybody's input. What would seem a class 3 to my flabby self is probably a class 1 to norma, HJ or Taco........ ... to go up the bowl in the summer you do not as...

norma r wrote:1) Baldy bowl to Baldy summit. Class 2?
Class 1 if you're on the trail. Class 2-3 if you are going straight up the bowl or via a chute.

Sounds like a lot of fun. I'd love to try it. Would you typically start from the Ski hut?

Well for my money 1&2 are correctly rated, Assuming By "Baldy Bowl" you mean straight up and not on the trail the other 3 are class 1 IMO Straight up? I did not know it could be done...Actually, I meant on the trail. Oh, I forgot Register Ridge->Mt Hardwood->Baldy Summit: class 2 (for...

Guys, After I read here posts talking about Class 1, 2 ....I got curious. I started reading about YDS in "Mountaineering: Freedom of the hills" and am looking for some input. This system divides hikes/climbs in 5 fives classes: Class 1: walking Class 2: simple scrambling Class 3: scramblin...

Tim wrote:Kristo, there is a marker. I remember it being near one of the highest rocks (but not on the highest one).

@*#$%.....of course, I had to miss it. Oh well.

A good excuse to go back up, eh?

Cool deal. You should take a photo of someone holding up a flag in that taking-a-dump stance the GPS dude is doing, with the GPS next to him. :lol: Funny. I didn't think about that... The GPS dude needs to eat more fiber though. Did you ever see an elevation marker on top of Gorgonio? Like this... ...

I started at 3:58am...with the milky way overhead (first time I ever saw it!). Climb was uneventful. Weather was on the warm side and sunny. Crisp air. I stopped at Dollar lake saddle for lunch. I met three guys who were headed to Jepson Peak. I summitted at 11:12am. Only one major patch of snow abo...

TacoDelRio wrote:Video links are not working. I think you have them set to "Friends Only" on Facebook.

!@#*&$...I thought I did. Sorry about that.

It's fixed now.

Took the day off. On a whim, I drove to Inspiration Point in Wrightwood. Inspiration came to me: I have to do Baden Powell. http://lh6.ggpht.com/_D7xJ24AWykQ/TCEP8Lrgw8I/AAAAAAAAB5s/KLkhT06EHHE/s640/IMG_0021.JPG So I did http://lh5.ggpht.com/_D7xJ24AWykQ/TCEQGqRBgtI/AAAAAAAAB7g/bnhhYdtonC4/s512/IMG_...

Your neat looking flower is the snow plant. It is parasitic without chlorophyll and lives on decaying pine needles. ... Near Bighorn, I saw *blankets* of California poppies (I think). It was surprising to see anything other than manzanitas at such elevation... ...How come the San Bernardino forest ...

Started around 3:30am. Weather reports the previous day talked about temp in the mid 90's. Since I figured I can't beat the heat, I decided to get my ass out of the bed crazy early. Really quiet, dark night. Got to Ice house saddle around 5am. Baldy still shows patches of snow but nothing major. Got...

Do you have a copy of Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills? You can get a used copy on Half.com for like $3.00 http://product.half.ebay.com/Mountainee ... QprZ786679 Scroll down to the bottom. Sounds like up were unsure of being able to self arrest if you slipped. I do now. Thanks for the link. :D ...

TacoDelRio wrote:Posted up sometimes, though I try to keep it somewhat low profile.

You'll have a blast. We'll go up Baldy Brew couloir or something. A good climb.

That sounds fun. Looking forward to it.

Do you have any pictures of the slope? You should come out to one of the trips I hold next season. Nothing tough, but you'll likely learn some things and gain some more confidence. Sorry I'm not much help at the moment. :lol: Hard to say things without being there. Cheers Afraid not, no pictures. C...

I think you're just uncomfortable with it, that's all. They should do fine, though I can only think of the slope you mention from the comfort of my chair. Have you been able to do much snow climbing this season? I think the best way to do this is to be there with you. Cheers This is the very first ...

I'm not quite sure what you mean. AFAIK there's no terrain on the north/regular side requiring any ropework. How steep was it? What crampons are you using? It looked like a 30 degree angle. To my untrained eye. And I have a pair of Camp Stalkers. What I am trying to say is that, since I am by mysel...

I just found that what I am talking about is called Top roping.

Went to Cucamonga this past Sunday. All went well until about 300 feet from the top. The trail was taken over by hard packed snow covered by a solid sheet of ice. Harmed with an ice axe and crampons, I marched on. But the angle of the slope got steeper. There was no boot print for me to follow. The ...

HEY! Quit trying to scare pantsless women away from the backcountry!! :lol: ...you guys. 1) They were wearing pants/short Umm... you wouldn't happen to have any pictures posted somewhere, would you? It's very important to be able to recognize these scofflaws. 2) Sorry, no pictures. Their attitude s...

WTF? What pisses me off is that she left the country without facing a judge. About a month ago, I was coming down Gorgonio from South Fork. A group of three women were coming up the trail wearing nothing but tank tops and sneakers. When I asked them where they were going, they said to the top of Gor...

Thanks for the info, guys. I went up on Saturday night. The throngs of tourists (!!!) were all gone and I had the trail to myself. From Chapman to Cedar glen to the Saddle, no snow or ice whatsoever. I tried going up the trail to Cucamonga..without crampons. Bad idea. No solid footing anywhere. I ca...

crampons seem mandatory, thanx for the pic.

Thinking of hauling my fat ass to the top of Cucamonga this w-e.

Do you guys have any info on snow levels from Ice house canyon onwards? Are crampons a must?