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You did it! Fun hike huh? The link up to Echo Mtn sounds rad, I'll have to do that fo sho!

in one of your photos I noticed it said the peak is closed except for the months between October and December. Is it a water access thing or a cultural thing?

@Hikin_Jim - How did you guess The photo was taken by the really big rusty wheel.

I read a quote by Bill Bowerman (the founder of Nike) that goes like this: There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people. So on that note I got out for a few hours this afternoon, I figured the rainy weather would scare off the softies :D I had never been up to Echo Mountain, mainly becaus...

@MattCav - I was looking at Iron Mtn the other day, what a peak. you shouldn't feel lazy

An empty Pear Lodge Ski Hut!? That must be rare! It looks like you had a great trip. What a beautiful area!

It definitely felt "Class 5"! I am surprised I didn't get any ticks!

The code is spoken for...

Thanks Taco for clearing that up!

I recently sent in my Optimus Stove due to the recall and I got an email today saying that the warranty work was completed and my stove was on its way back to me. Due to the inconvenience they offered me a 30% discount on my next Katadyn or Optimus purchase. I already have 2 stoves and a brand new w...

Here is the screenshot of my GPS App that shows my route (the rest-stop waypoint was taken on the way to Ontario Peak) My route down started just west-southwest of the rest-stop. Here is a Google Terrain which shows the topography a bit better. I saw the beer opener nailed to the tree, on top of Ont...

What an amazing weekend it was, even though it was a bit to sunny for a February weekend. I am becoming a bit concerned that there might not be any more big storms this winter, which would be a real shame. My long weekend started on Friday, with a hike near Echo Mountain. During the week my wife and...

Outstanding adventure & TR! Would you say that an ice axe or crampons would be necessary at the elevation? Or is the snow pretty patchy at around 8,000 feet? Glad you made it down safe, sounded like quite the epic!

Sounds like a fun trip! I'll have to check that canyon out someday! Oh and I got that Meetup invite too, I think it got posted on Southern California Outdoor Adventures FB page, when I saw how many people RSVP'd I held off. Last time I went on a large group trip with people I didn't know my buddy an...

What a fun trip, I grew up in Forest Falls my whole life so those mountains are my backyard. It was fun to see your photos and recognize my old haunts. I should move back there... Have you looked into a jetboil? My brother has one and with a windshield I had boiling water in 2 minutes during a very ...

Give me a few more days to forget the approach and I'll be down to go up there again. Although with more folks going I won't have to carry so much gear

Could the waterfall in your photo be this waterfall? Looks like a fun trip!

@ Taco - when you head up, let me know I'll tag along and help. There is a very faint trail, it kind of switches sides of the canyon. When it disappears check the other side. However the trail is indeed thrashed so a bit of work would help. Not sure how long it would last though... Maybe after a bit...

The peak had an old metal marker on top that said VH 17, so I guess we'll call it Peak VH17 then

Lately the night before a hike, climbing trip, adventure, etc... I have been having a hard time falling asleep I am so excited to get out. So last night I was up till after midnight thinking about all the posibilities today would bring. My alarm went off @ 6:20 and I jumped out of bed (good luck get...

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I have to be back in Pasadena by 1600 (4pm) Monday night as I have a crucial meeting to be at

I would like to summit Mt Baldy on Monday January 24th. An early start is fine with me. I have summited Bear Creek Spire, Lone Pine Peak, Mt San Gorgonio and Mt San Bernardino so I am somewhat experienced with back-country travel, alpine climbing and of course rock climbing. I, however, do not have ...

I just realized that on Mountain Project the pack is up for offers, so same deal here. Make me an offer
On a side note I just picked up some trekking poles that were for sale for 17 months, hopefully it doesn't take my pack that long to sell...

Alright figured out how to transfer waypoints and tracks from my motion X GPS app on my iPhone. Here is a waypoint from my Monday climbing trip in Joshua Tree Click Here In regards to AW's comment i was looking at this map and got a bit confused. So Middle Muir is south of Caltech Canyon then... ? A...

Tonny's Mexican Restaurant is great, I go to that place all the time (it helps that it's less than a block from my pad too). The campground is right on the river, it is kind of a small campground maybe 3 sites and no fires I'd be psyched to head back up there again. Hit me up if you plan on going......

AW's comments on my last trip report, kept me up at nights my imagination running wild with visions of bomber untouched rock faces stretching into the sky. So the first chance I got I set off to recon the lower reaches of the "Mt Wilson bowl" via Idlehour and upper Eaton Canyon. I got a la...

After hunting around a bit I realized my price, for the NF Skareb backpack, is not as competitive as I thought. I am dropping it to $135 (cheapest I've found so far is eBay @ $159).

Well I need to clean out some of my extra gear to make way for some new additions. First off, I am selling 17 carabiners. I recently bought some ultra light carabiners as I do a lot of Alpine and Rope soloing and I do not like to carry extra unnecessary weight. None of these carabiners have been dro...

Dangit! It looks like it would be fun, maybe at night with a full moon we could do it... Without headlamps.

To get to this waterfall (the one below Morris Reservoir) I think you'd have to access it via Garcia Trail to Azusa Peak that starts next to the Fire Station on Sierra Madre Ave... or maybe even the Glendora Ridge Mtnwy. Anyone want to do it? I'd be down...