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This winter has been disappointing, but any trip up Baldy is a good one, particularly via Bear Canyon. Cool pics and thanks for sharing! 8)

I like your style The Devil does not like your style!, you chill the AB?!!! It has to be kept and consumed hot as hell if you ever want to enjoy a hellish buzz ride. The Devil admires your ability to drink the AB on top of Islip and then be able come down the mountain with no slippage..... 666 How ...

I like your style 8)


(AB on Islip)

Awsome pics of your nov 13 trip ! Have not made that route up from bear canyon. Where does the trailhead begin ? The Bear Canyon (or Old Mt Baldy) Trail starts down in the Village across form the Baldy Lodge. Head up the road with the church, you'll pass several cabins and in about 1/2 a mile come ...

So freaking awesome.

Any guesses as to how big this one is?

Thanks for the comments all. Definitely a case of perfect timing on my part, but when winter arrives for real, I'll be headed back up this one.

I really like the layout of CaliMountains, especially since a lot of us get out to other ranges from time to time... Too bad it's such a pain to transfer everything over. In terms of drawing traffic (and hopefully new users) to both sites, would you recommend we cross-post trip reports on both sites...

Great report! Those are some fresh tracks you're following there...

If you can get up there in the next couple days, things are pretty good up top. Not quite winter winter, but definitely worthy of a trip up and an early season hint of what's to come.

Mt Baldy via Bear Canyon - 11/13/2011 -
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I was hoping for a little more rain/snow out of the little system that moved through Friday and Saturday, not much came of it though, so we were a little concerned heading up to Baldy on Sunday that we wouldn't hit much snow. Even on the drive up (super clear morning), Baldy looked patchy at best. S...

Likely heading up Baldy via the Village on Sunday, will post my findings here. 8)

PackerGreg wrote: ↑"Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there!"

Through the night, you say?

Fun, long day up Iron on Sunday. Report and pics posted up over on calimountains.com

Iron Mountain via Heaton Flat - 10/23/2011 | calimountains.com

Cheers! 8)

I'm in. Disappointed I missed it last year, not gonna miss it this time. 8)

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Wow, that first picture is incredible. I grew up in Glendora and that view looks so freaking familiar. Also messing around in Google Earth, I'd say it's taken right around where the 210 hits Citrus Ave, which is my childhoodhood. :D Out of curiosity, do you remember where you found that one? Great f...

Wow, that's one of the wordiest, most awesome things I've ever read.

Any idea where to get the book?

After being turned down two years in a row, this year I finally got a permit to climb Whitney. The first nine slots I filled in with overnight requests, however we were given our 10th (and final) choice: a dayhike on August 31. We headed up early Monday morning and had two hikes planned to acclimate...

I wish i could afford a map-making gps thingy...ill c if i can get one for Xmas from my Dad! ha! ill check out TOPO too Do you have a smartphone? If so, there are plenty of apps that will export files to Google Earth and leave you with a fun little route to play with (even if the elevations are ine...

Guardians of the Ski Hut, 8200'
8/13/2011

Great trip report and pics ! Been wanting to do that rout for a couple years, what was total distance miles from start to finish ? Total distance according to my GPS was 10.826 miles. But keep in mind we parked just past Guffy, which added about 1 1/4 miles of an easy walk each way, so if you're ab...

How long did it take you to get to Baldy and back (car to car)? Not that it's worth much but I'd have to say this is my favorite hike in the SG. Car to car was about 9 hours, I think, which included generous breaks at each summit (45 min on Baldy alone). And I have to agree, this is now THE way to ...

Nice tr. One could hike up Acorn trail from Wrightwood and skip the drive on Blue Ridge road. Yeah, we were considering that route, but I didn't like the sound of 2000' extra gain/loss and 2.5 extra miles. After HikeUp described the road, we decided to give Blue Ridge a shot. It was definitely wort...

Didn't quite make it all the way to the trailhead, but parked in a small turnout just past Guffy. Doable, and the hike makes it absolutely worth it, but yeah those huge rocks and potholes galore made it pretty tricky in my poor little Civic. TR here: https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?t=4070 Thank...

The road up to this trail is in pretty terrible shape. It's possible, but I don't recommend anyone in a regular car drive up there. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6025008808_d0a31fb8b9_z.jpg Mount San Antonio by Wattifoto , on Flickr We parked about a quarter of ...

Taken yesterday from the North Backbone route (trip report coming soon):


Mt Baldy's Rugged North Face by Wattifoto, on Flickr

Perfect, thanks! I'll post a report after 8)

Wish I could join you, mid-week doesn't work for me though.

I'd recommend adding in the scramble up Markham. If you do, watch out for rabid poodles.

Thinking about heading up the North Backbone route this weekend as part of our Whitney training (Whitney on Aug 31), but the only problem is I have absolutely no idea where the trailhead is... I've read Guffy Campground and/or Blue Ridge Rd, but neither sounds particularly friendly to a 2wd low-clea...

From what I've read, it seems similar to poison oak in that you'll be seemingly immune to it on one occassion, but then barely brush against it another time and you're covered head-to-toe in a horrible rash. And I don't think it's the flowers that get you, I'm pretty sure it's the resin and little s...