EISPIRATEN

Looks like a fun day! How did the helmet cam glissade video come out????

Looks like fun! Glad you didn't get hit by any cars this time.

I love driving through Red Mountain! I still need both those peaks, hopefully this summer driving to or from the sierra.

Could you guys see the condition of HWY 2 from Islip Saddle East? Caltrans still says closed for winter. Could you see the HWY at all? Any snow still on it?

LetsGlissadeLhotze wrote: ↑(speeding tickets incurred on 395)

They were out in full force last weekend! 2 parked in the middle of the hwy with no lights just before Olancha.

Burchey wrote: ↑but bury it for the birds.]

He had it buried in the snow! I left mine out in a plastic bag and they didn't touch anything. I think they were already full from the lasagna.

I recently started reading various trip reports for Mt. Williamson and was trying to decide on a route to take. After reading Andy Lewicky's North Fork of Bairs Creek trip report on Sierradescents.com , I wanted to give it a try. Ron, Dagmar, John, Cory and I met at 7am Friday morning at the small p...

HikeUp wrote: ↑

I really like this one!

Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing.

....not to see a soul until I returned over 5 hours later.................ACH is still closed at Vincent Gap, not sure when they typically open, but it looks fine. I love days like that! Its nice having an area to yourself........... Caltrans site just says Closed For The Winter. Isn't it official ...

Nice! I have not explored this area yet and your pictures make me want to get up there and check it out. I was expecting pictures of fresh baked cinnamon rolls when I looked through your pics, but found none.

A few years ago I saw 2 mountain bikers riding down the bear canyon trail. I think you should give that a try Taco.

Illusive wrote: ↑planned to go up and do a bit of X-country ski, the website said the adventure center

They rent X/C skiing gear there? I have always wanted to try that, have you ever rented from them? Do they rent boots, skies, everything?

KathyW wrote: ↑Ski report from Baldy says 2 to 3 feet of new snow

Mt. high also reporting 24-36", Big Bear resorts saying 14-18"

just wondering if anyone on this board ever uses any supps for hiking/climbing/etc...?

Pop-tarts, pringles and jalapeno cheese bread get it done for me.

Nice! I saw an ice pirate sticker on a truck when we came back to the South Fork parking lot on Sunday, I was wondering who was up there.

Awesome, that looks like fun! I just read about the break-ins at the trailhead, that sucks.

he only aspect of the climb I didn't really care for was being short-roped on summit day.

If you guys were on your own, were conditions good enough that you would have been comfortable with out a rope?

turtle wrote: ↑ I'm tempted to point out that you went in the wrong direction and took one day too long

Hmmm, that reminded me of what you were training for, how about the triple crown in winter..........

Ron and I discussed doing the San Gorgonio 9 Peak traverse in winter several times over the past year. After considering various options for where to start and end, we decided starting at the South Fork and ending in Angelus Oaks would be the best way to complete the traverse. After much discussion ...

I see, your picture of the creek and water fall give a good idea of the area. I thought the camera had shifted up slightly toward the end of the storms. I put my mouse cursor on that branch as the video played and it stayed on the branch until after the storm then it was above the branch. Maybe the ...

thanks Jim! I also use the colman 1 gal can. Never tried the MSR stuff. Pouring from a new, full can of Coleman fuel used to be no fun at all (spill city, yuck). With the spout, no problem. What do you mean no fun? I like lighting the pool of gas on the middle of the garage floor after I am done fil...

Did the camera move at all? In the original dry creek bed, you cant see the black rocks with the white bands in the back ground. It looks like the only thing that stays the same is the branch on the lower right.

Hey Jim, does white gas ever go stale, or go bad? I have had the same 1 gal can for 2 years now. Seems like it still works fine, but am I loosing anything by using old fuel in a whisperlite????

Olancha Peak is a more enjoyable as a backpack trip in the late spring/ early summer. There is an old wrangler camp at 9200' near the north end of summit meadow. Treat your water, there are cow paddies all over.

Thanks for the report! That places is constant rock fall, even in the summer.

MSR Evo Ascent...cool, but not great in fresh powder

8" isn't too bad for being out only a few hours after the storm. Better than 18"+ without them.

Dave G wrote: ↑(if you believe that wind chill stuff).

Whats the gadget in the picture? Does it give wind speeds???

... I still had more fun than most of the prisoners up in San Quentin.

They all have I-phones and blackberry's now, they will probably read this TR.

Simonov has some good points. It think some people take it too far and are uncomfortable and could be in big trouble in a major emergency. I think it makes a bigger difference when you are going for several days or weeks rather than on a day hike or one night backpacking trip. One of the biggest thi...

So how many switch backs would it take to reach Iron Mountain from Heaton flat using the ADA standards?

hummm, soccer in the snow, add in crampons and ice axes and it might make soccer worth watching.