EISPIRATEN

Alan, I read the post about your multi-peak outing on July 17th. It was very interesting that your hiking friend JayO is my friend. JayO chased me up on MT of Mt. Whitney in 2008. Our 2nd rest stop was at the cable. I hiked with him Mt. Whitney three times. He was one of the fastest one and stronges...

Hi Alan and Ann, It was very nice to see and meet you on the trail today. The last time I met Alan was June 20th of 2009. It has been over year now. Today Jeff S. talked me into join his 2x attempt. We got it done all right but it was a hard hike because of the hot weather. You and your son did 3X a...

Hi Norma R.,
It is nice to hear that you are back on trail. Your feet are much stronger than before but take care.
Hope to see you on the trail.
Shin

Hi Taco, Looked like we were in the same area yesterday. I was at Candlelight peak with my friends. I could have seen you in the distance. I will take a big binocular next time to spot your action on the wall of rock. The sheer exposure gives me a chill. I couldn't stand up the edge of Candlelight p...

Hi Norma, Thank you. I hope you get well soon. It will get stronger than before so give them a time,please. Since I have limited time and skills, the Baldy is a good training ground for me. I tried all possible trails on Mt. Baldy. I mostly use Ski hut trail for safety reason because I usually hike ...

Hi EManBevHills, It was nice to meet you yesterday. I have been hiking mostly Mt. Baldy for 6 years and one month because it is only 75 minutes form home and I can go home by early afternoon after good work out. I hike other mountains occasionally. I met many nice people on the trails. Yesterday was...

This is the picture of when they were dry.


You guys know where to spend a cool relaxing Sunday afternoon.

Nice to see you again my friends.

Shin

Hi, Jeff prompted me about some kind of religious event on 24th on Mt. Baldy from 9:00 am. GigaMike told us that they would be at sacred place on Mt Hardwood. One thing for sure there will be ton of people out there. Last Sunday, we heard a loud radio from Notch direction all day long. Sierra ski hu...

Hi Frank,
Congratulations!!!
The best pictures of Bighornsheep.
You should show the pictures to Steve, a manager of visitor center, who also researches bighornsheep.
I am sure that he will be shocked to see your pictures.
Have a good hike.
Shin

Hi Hike-up, Yes, it was me coming back from West Baldy. I got up the summit around 7:45. Lately, DaveG,Zach,Tina,Patric did a Iron mountain to Baldy traverse so I wanted to check out exit point on West Baldy. There was still some snow on west side,too. It was a nice quiet hiking day till Ski hut. I ...

Do you know what this white stuff is?
I saw it along Ski hut trail yesterday.

Hi Taco,
This is it.
Shin

Hi Taco,
I couldn't attach the picture because it is too big but I forwarded to lady T.
Shin

Hi Ryan, Congratulations to Patrick,Zach,and Tina,too!!!! Mark and I were at Horseshoe meadow on 24th and hiked up Cottonwood lake. I got a secret mission form lady T. on 25th to put your two stickers at Mt. Whitney summit register box. The mission is accomplished. I joined with 8 other people to cl...

Congratulations Dave G. for South ridge climb Congratulations Zach & Tina team for Iron-Baldy traverse: Taco wasn't just waiting around everyone. He was scouting around some challenging sopts in the ROCK GARDEN before he headed up the summit setting up the refreshment camp. I stayed over night a...

There were several snow plants around 7300-7500 feet elevation area of Ski hut trail.

There were two famale bighornsheep were roaming around Mt. Baldy Bowl. Mark and I were hiking down the scree field of east Bowl today around 9:27 am, Mark spotted them and I took the pictures. They looked old and still with winter fur. They roam around Ski hut area. I saw one famale just below the S...

Hi Norma R, Thank you for sharing your new adventure with your team. Your have captured the day very nicely. It is nice to see Mt. Baldy from different angle. You guys has set a new trend in winter hiking and elevated the hiking into real mountaineering. Dave, I hope you get well soon. Dave,Norma,Pa...

Hi Norma R, I enjoyed your TR and pictures very much. I have been amazed by your so many interesting trip you had done in a past. How do you come up your new adventure week after week and enjoying them all? You are amazing lady. How was the road condition to the YNP? Need 4x4? Thank you for sharing ...

Before Hamik and Cal-Tech guys destroy the pristine Bowl this weekend, Mark and I put some trail marks of hikers on the Mt. Baldy. Trail condition: Gate to Fall: Very icy early in the morning. Fire road: completely covered with fresh snow. Register to Ski hut: heavy snow but trail is stable except t...

Hi Mve, WPSMB stands for WHITNEY PORTAL STORE MESSAGE BOARD. They host many interesting group hikes during the year and different places. I should have gone with you on 4th. One day made such a difference. Mt. Baldy has so many faces everyday. Your new lens looks like a fish-eye lens. Hope you have ...

Hi Glamisking, The section where we hiked down was covered with soft and wet snow entire slope to Ski hut. We were able to stand up straight to walk down the slope. But it was very hard to judge the footing because of very thick fog and snow. When I hiked down the same section 2 weeks ago, around 97...

Hi Glamisking, We were on Mt. Baldy almost same time as you were. Kurt Wedburg and 11-12 WPSMB member went to Manker,Ski hut,west bowl,summit,east bowl,ski hut,Manker rout from 6:45 to 3:00. The weather was unstable, so cold and so windy,and so foggy. It stared to snow around 7600 feet. The wear the...

Hi MVE,
You take very good picture. Thank you for sharing with us.

I have a small digital camera. The lens fogs up when it gets cold and it won't work.
How do you keep your camera warm?

I am glad that you came down safe.

Shin

Hi EManBevHills,
I don't have the Couloir magazine with me. Even I don't know anything about it. Sam Page explained about the magazine to me.

The picture was on the wall in the ski hut. I didn't know who took the original picture or its source.

All names are interesting.

Shin

Hi normaR, I enjoyed your TR very much. Can you find the name of chute where you climbed in this picture? I found this picture at the Ski hut wall the other day. Some names are interesting. Looking forward to reading your next adventure. Shin https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/g...

Hi Mitch, It was very nice to meet you in person on the trail and you look very nice with full beard,too. I like your classy ice ax. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/704755/P1070195.JPG The fire road near the white trail gate was the most dangerous. It was icy and slip...

Hi Hamik,
I enjoyed your TR.
What did Dan say about the jump? Or You did it when he was sleeping.
Keeping on posting exciting TRs.
Thanks.
Shin

Hi Norma and Sara, Thank you for your interesting TR on RR trail. It must have been so tiring to posthole the steep slope with deep and soft snow. I am too old for that. There were several gullies along the Ski hut trail had massive snow came down from the RR. Mark and I left early in the morning so...

We started around 6:25 on Sunday and the road was nice and clean to Manker Flat. The trail was established by skiers and Ski hut host and its guests earlier. We used crampons just in case but the trail was very firm. When we get to the Ski hut a hiker turned around because the snow was too powdery a...