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Should be good for crampons in +/- a week, on Ontario.

As Augie said, a book can be a lifesaver, especially if you're alone. -Snow stakes are nice. SMC has them for cheap (1.50 EA), carried by REI. -Make sure your axe has a good, wide adze. Black Diamond Ravens are perfect. This can chop bivy spots, or more likely here, chop frozen turf so you don't put...

Looks great so far! Good times ahead of us.

Thanks Rob! My battery is fine, but my lens doesn't extend enough in the cold. It probably just has sand in it from the desert, just hafta clean it and hope for the best. Only really does this when it's freezing or colder out. The Alkaline batteries die sooner. BTW, date was actually 08-09, otherwis...

Figure I'd throw this out there, but since we just got our first real snow, the binge begins. Anyone up for routes around Telegraph Peak, and possibly up Cucamonga Peak's Smith Ridge?

Amongst a handful of other things.

It's on.

Lotsa snow!

http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/3 ... -Area.html

You know, vodka is great in cold temperatures! 8)

It's blue outside!!!!





Hopefully it clears up enough on Saturday to see something.

Fantastic pics, Augie! The granite there looks out of this range!

I figured since it's pretty historical, I'd make a duplicate page, figure out I mispelled something, then search it, find the real page, and say "Aw f*&34" and delete the page. :lol: If anyone here goes there more often, and ya wanna adopt it, lemme know. My SAR friends go there for va...

I hope to have some by sometime this winter.

From my only time going up Ontario, it really felt like a good place for a snowshoe ascent. It's got great views, and is all relatively easy terrain.

Ontario early-on will probably be a good place for snowshoes. I think they got rid of the dead trees blocking the trail, making it a bit friendlier.

Cool pics, thanks Cy! That looks like living.

From my back porch, looking at the south side of Baldy, there appears to be very very little snow. I'd say crampons might be an option, though I really doubt it. Dawson Peak also seems to have some, anything north facing etc etc. Not likely you'll need snowshoes for awhile. We're supposed to get som...

It's not too bad a range, form the drive past at least. Went there a couple times as a kid.

I go to Stockton area in winter and spring, and haven't had any issues. Closer to Chalk Peak is where one would be in possible theoretical danger from fliers.

Sure was nice down here in the city. Looks good!

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic stuff guys! Hvydrt, great pics! Thanks for posting that up. You brought my hopes back up.

Rob, you too with the news of snow at Baldy Village.

I am now re-stoked and ready to go.

Thanks for the motivation, guys!

Thanks for the photos, Kathy.

Sucks that it's all rime, no snow yet.

Michael Mojarro, I really hope you're right!!!! I just got back from a run a lil' while ago, and it started raining around 6pm... gets my hopes up. If this works, I'm looking towards a trip up to the Baldy area. Figure I'd go (arrive, rather) around 4pm and hike up near Icehouse, going up Telegraph ...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

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Doesn't look like any snowfall as of 1600.... SNOW NOW!!!!

*Crushes various objects with hands out of blind rage and hatred for warm temperatures*

Hey cool!

Plus it makes you sound like a daredevil! 8)

Telegraph Peak area. Can't see anything outside or through cameras though, so I'm blind. Hopefully it snowed!

Ja Hans, zees musik makes me vahnt to dance...

I think he just uses his hands, to be honest.

....c'mon, Travis...

More on this as I think about it since I've got nothing better to do... Anyone with experience in the Cascades have recommendation for routes, off-glacier, up to class 4 or so? I'm looking for a route up that's not the easiest way up, but also not something I can't handle, and not on a glacier, sinc...

I had thought of using a helmet-mounted camera, one of the smaller tubular digital ones that links to a real camera in a pouch somewhere. I've since ditched that idea, so I'm interested as well. All my stuff is shakey.

From your video, your system sure looks stable.

Top stuff, Rob! Awesome. Now if we could just strafe...

Dayum, good post Doug. Wish I could add something. 8)

I really like my Snow Peak Titanium small whatsitcalled stove. Cooked real well at the highest it's been, 10,064 on Baldy. That's about all I can say due to my limited knowledge on cooking using stuff other than hexamine and trioxane, etc.

This friday-saturday, November 30-December 1, 20-40% chance of snow, respectively.

Weather seems to be stable enough to let it stick.

Place your bets now!!!!

Nice pics Rick! Ah, how I wish that whole thing would ice up. 8)