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My buddy and I plan to start *early* on memorial day and head up there before the crowds. Our trip is to get the ski hut, summit and then head down Devil's backbone, the notch and the fire road. The last post I saw here on early May talked about microspikes being required. Is it still the case? Than...

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Cool shot kristo. A little love shining down on the summit.

That's what my kid said when she saw the pic. "Daddy, the sun made a heart for you"....

tekewin wrote: ↑Congrats on your summit. I take it from your title that the first trip didn't go as well..

That's one way to put it. I did make it to the summit last year. But I got caught in the nastiest thunder-lightning-hail storm I ever experienced in my life.

Not this year tho. Weather was perfect.

Permit was approved for 8/1 so I drove up from LA to Lone Pine last Monday. I stopped by the VC and picked up my permit that day. Got the usual speech on bear awareness and proper use of wag bag. Tuesday and Wednesday were spent at Horseshoe Meadow going from Mulkey pass to Trail Peak to Cottonwood ...

I was lucky enough to snag permits to day hike Mt. Whitney on July 7th! I'm in the process of planning my training hikes leading up to the big day and wanted to get your suggestions for getting the most bang for my buck in the mountains of So Cal, so to speak. I have kids every other weekend, so I ...

These are great suggestions but I've got to ask. Do you get a lot of "carry me, Daddy" pleads? My kiddo is over eager and always willing to come along. A few times however, I found myself a mile or so from my car and having to carry her back. My fault, really, but I should have known bette...

Acme Mapper is worth knowing about if for no other reason than you can mark routes and create a custom link. ..........a loop around Mt. Akawie with a quick trip to the summit[/u]. HJ Nice. Did you do it with your daughter (re: your previous TR) or by yourself? I am asking because my 4 y/o is beggi...

Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑Nice. Sounds like a well planned hike.

I like that map link. The maps are out of date compared to the ones at http://mapper.acme.com, but the image quality is a lot better.

HJ

Thanks for the link, Jim.

Bookmarked.

Good job Kristo, It sounds like you had to keep one eye on the weather but you still made good time. Looking at the weather reports it seems that showers and T/storms will be around for a while. I like the 2am start to beat those afternoon storms. Cheers Phil Thanks Phil. :D "The Freedom of th...

Hello, this is my trip report for my Whitney ascent. I arrived in Lone Pine on Saturday. On Sunday, I drove up to Horseshoe meadow ( http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.p ... &label=off ) for a little acclimatization hike. Started at 6:30 and went up Mulkey pass, then Trail pass and finally Co...

Sweet, thx for your reply.

I was thinking of carrying over 4 liters of water with me. Do you think that would be sufficient?

Hello. I am planning to do Skyline Trail to San Jacinto this summer. Given what I read, the hike is gnarly 1) because of the elevation (10K feet) and 2) the desert heat. Based on your own experience, would you attempt it at night? I am thinking of an early start around 4am...maybe even sooner. Any c...

We have done SJ twice from the Palm Springs tram. You get a self-issue permit from the ranger station at the start of that hike. If you are coming from Idyllwild, I assume that the ranger station there would have a similar arrangement. There is no charge or quota. Remember that SJ's summit is in a ...

Greetings. I am looking at hiking San Jacinto in a few months and I am wondering if a permit is needed (a-la-Gorgonio). I have a 2012 "Forest adventure pass" : would it be sufficient? On the localhikes.com web site ( http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/SanJaci ... n_4472.asp ), the trail repor...

I got a call yesterday afternoon for Mill Creek Ranger station.

A very nice Ranger lady (I forgot her name) informed me of the trails closure since I had a permit for this Saturday.

The fire was 40% contained at the time of her call.

FYI.

Interesting. I'll give a try.

Thanks for the advice.

Illusive wrote: ↑Are your hips and knees typically sore from hiking, or is it just hiking in the snow that causes the soreness?

in the snow, soreness scores at 10 (really sore). In the summer, the score is zero, sometimes 1.

Did you have a lot of Post holing and hiked on softer non packed snow?

some and yes.

I dont do alot in snow. But i climb alot of mtns. I do 40-50 pushups every AM and PM plus 20min of light weights a day, I trail-run in the hills about 8 miles a day, 4 days a week, and on weekends I try to get in at least 3000-5000ft of elevation gain over 15-17miles and finish it in under 4hrs. ba...

Greetings. I am wondering what kind of fitness training you guys&gals do for winter hiking? I went to Baldy this past Sunday and was awed by the amount of snow that had fallen over Saturday. Tons of powder that made for a absolutely beautiful scenery and for a tough hike. I made it slowly and pa...

snow is slippery and it's not uncommon to loose your balance a bit or slip and fall. the axe can fall out (or begin to fall out) of your hand when this happens. a falling axe on a steep slope is as dangerous as a falling rock. plus, without your axe you are left in an unsafe situation. having the l...

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. ano...

The advice in the video is sound. Only raise your feet if you are wearing crampons. If you are not wearing crampons, dig your toes in. If you are wearing crampons, raise your feet to avoid catching a point and cartwheeling. Practice, practice, practice on a safe slope with a safe runout. For instan...

Found this on youtube and was wondering what you guys think of it. It seems in line with I read in "Freedom of the hills".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM3xLshmNnk

Opinions?

...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 very beautiful. ... I like your suggestion. South Fork is indeed beautiful. I have been there a few times and the crowds are almost non-existent. Sa...

Greetings!

I will have family visiting from Europe this w-e and I was thinking of taking them on a stroll to either Baden Powell or Ice house saddle.

Can someone share any info regarding the snow conditions? Would it require crampons & ice axe?

TIA.

Sorry I didn't mean to knock on the subject per se, I think its good a good discussion for here. I just have a thing with these writers, let's just say they get a lot wrong... Attitude is a lot of it, but perhaps the level of pain experienced is different between people. Maybe one guy (via genetics...

I read that article yesterday, and it sucks. Leave it to NY Times health bozo writers to put stuff that doesn't say shit, other than, hey you have to endure pain to improve performance. Where's the science? none. And other articles where they can't count calories = epic fail. That's what happens wh...

Interesting tidbit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/healt ... ted=2&_r=1

How do you push past the pain?

TacoDelRio wrote:The trees are voicing their opinion of their new overlord.

Uhh....what the heck are you guys talking about? Who's Jody? Some bureaucrat?

Signed,

Clueless me.