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I was quite intrigued by the potential up there. The rock reminds me of Horse Flats (ever been up there?). North of the summit there is a large block, there was a large party of hikers having their lunch by it though so I held off investigating. It is a leisurely hike up there I can always go back.

Nice TR! Glad to hear the 2 is opening up!

@ Rios - That sounds intense! Nothing like a rock slide to remind you of the raw power of the wilderness and mans frailty.

@HikeUp - Thank you for the clarification. I was confused because Dawson looks so small but I guess that is just the angle...

I desperately needed to get back into the San Gabriels, due to great rock climbing weather in Joshua Tree, two huge meetings at work and my brothers upcoming wedding it had been about 4 weeks since I last made it out into the mountains. So yesterday, my first day off in 9 days, I was itching to get ...

I see you are rocking the 5.10 Desert Enforcers, that is a rad boot! Did you pick it up at the outlet? Bailey was my 1st Canyon in the San Gabes, did you see that old aid line? Or have all the rusted bolts washed away by now...?

I believe those trails drop into Muir Canyon and Eaton Canyon, you can get to Idlehour Campground from there (at least according to the maps on my GPS...)

Sweet TR! First time I did Traitor Horn was at night, full moon ascent. Couldn't see the exposure but could feel it and hear it! Looks like a primo day

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Reports of a wildfire at Big Tujunga, with an outside investigation active so maybe arson...? Maybe SAR was flying around looking for the perp... I've been up there before when SAR was flying around, no reports of any activity so it might just be training. My guess is they tend to train during the w...

Interesting that you would say that seeing that Baldy gets summited a couple hundred times a week and Telegraph not nearly as much.

Why do you say it is safer? Less crowds maybe?

This is a stark contrast to Telegraph and Thunder as seen here which look quite dooable with very little visible snow from the saddle up. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i825/albums/zz171/Illusivethoughts/Pics/IMG_3598.jpg I summited Telegraph on Saturday (the 23rd) and there is ...

It sure looks like a fun winter ascent, I think I'm gonna do it next season.

You are one crazy guy! Glad you did not die :D The snow conditions don't look like they have changed that much since I was up there in March. I've got my eyes set on the East Arete of Irvine Peak this summer an often unclimbed Grade 3 or 4 5.10! Super psyched. What kind of tent did you use for your ...

Wow, that waterfall has been flowing for quite some time!

Cucamonga & Telegraph were the last mountains, that you can access directly from Ice House, I needed to do. Now it is time to move onto another area... Say west of Baldy

Monday the 18th, I got tired of being cooped up inside watching the dreary scene outside. So I tossed my gear into my 6 year old trustee day pack and drove up to the top of Lake Ave. I cruised up Echo Mountain trail in good time, the mist drifting up the mountains was beautiful and by the 5th or 6th...

It was, dropped way below zero that night! Saw some really cool blue ice too, to short to climb but impressive and beautiful!

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Nice TR! I've had my eye on that area for quite some time...

Burchey wrote: ↑however, looks like we might be getting 6-12 inches of new snow on top of that... I hope they are right on the cold and wrong on the dump.

Wait? More snow on the way? Wooohooo

Thank you Hiking Jim! I knew I could count on this forum

Great TR, I was curious what the snow conditions were like at the saddle. Looks like there is still a good amount of snow up there.

About a week ago I headed up Bailey Canyon Trail to the firebreak and followed that up Manzanita Ridge ( way back in January I had hiked up Bailey Canyon intending to reach the 4,000 ft peak where Manzanita Ridge and Hastings Ridge meet ) Well I finally made it up (via a much better route) this time...

Whoa cool Hwy 39 is open?! I thought that was closed permanently. Mt Islip is great, amazing scenery as you're going up

@ Taco - I did the N Ridge in August with my Dad, it is a great route but makes for a very long day. Have you done it?

@Hikin_Jim Damn your right! It would appear I owe him a six pack at least
And I do need to get a bigger pack, I was supposed to carry the tent

Pics are coming, my buddy is on spring break in Indian Creek, UT. When he gets back I'll post photos... Alright, as promised, here are the photos! Our home away from home, it looks small but we had enough room for both our packs, us and our stove for cookin'! Mt. Irvine 13,770' in the background Gr...

@ Taco - went to REI and looked at a map, while I was shopping for a few items, and I realized that the canyon is Camp Creek, not Rattlesnake Canyon (although Rattlesnake is pretty cool too)... hope you read this before heading up there...

@ Burchey - sorry got kind of carried away with my history lesson :D @ Taco - So I did a bit of research, in an attempt to not mislead you, and after looking at Google Maps I only confused my foggy memory further. It has been years since I hiked up there (and heard rumors about it freezing) but if m...

Way back in the early 90's a developer came up with an idea for a private/exclusive very expensive planned community about 2 miles up the canyon from the Vivian Creek Trailhead. They got permission from the NP service to carve a road up the canyon, utilizing a few very large front end loaders, to co...

I love that canyon, during the spring there is a waterfall every 1/4 mile, absolutely stunning. My buddy and I hiked up there a very long time ago in April or May and right below the jump off the creek had cut a tunnel through the glacier. We hiked right through it, tall enough to walk through witho...

Whoa, that's crazy! Thanks for clearing that up Matt I'll bookmark that sight too.