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My card was charged too ! Dates are expected to be announced March 26.

Me too!

But having a job is kind of drag so I'm out during the week.

Thanks Taco. Here's hoping.

I lost my SPOT device around Islip Saddle either in the parking lot or on the road toward La Canada Flintridge.

If anyone has found please let me know.

Thanks.

Was on Islip this morning and the 2 is open from La Canada to Wrightwood.

The trail is a good mix of dirt, snow, and refrozen melt. The summit is clear of snow.

If anyone finds my SPOT device, please let me know.

Don't forget that the road you use to access a trailhead or other recreation area is an improvement that requires maintenance. Regarding diversion of funds by Congress, it's nothing new. The new FAA reauthorization bill increase sthe security fee but more than half of the funds that will be raised w...

@everday: I pound pavement. Most of my running is roads and paved trails.

Day after tomorrow I hope to have completed marathon #1.

I'm up to 66 this year. I'm in my taper now for the Surf City Marathon but I primarily run to stay in shape for mountaineering.

I was actually thinking about Cucamonga on Saturday.

The National Weather Service is having a hard time predicting the path of this cutoff low and this mornings forecast warned that precipitation potential could be reduced as the models refine the path of the event.

Hey folks, Does anyone know of anywhere in the San Diego or Los Angeles area that rents crampons and boots? Hopefully, I will also be able to rent an Ice Axe and Helmet as well? I have yet to find a substantial gear rental list anywhere :/ I believe REI Huntington Beach does. Go to REI.com and you ...

I'm willing to pass down some knowledge and help out. Maybe I'll learn something. Last year I learned a foam pad can keep your ass warm. I'd always just sat on my pack...

Tons of information on boots is available at Summitpost. Try everything on. La Sportiva is a narrower boot. Scarpa is a wider boot. Lowa is somewhere in between. I've not worn Salewa but they are well respected in Europe. A lot of folks wear the Lowa Mountain Expert GTX. This is a great boot but was...

UC Davis has a very imformative pamphlet on repelling coyotes at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74135.html.

The legs on the new Whisperlite look suspiciously similar to an old Primus stove a friend of mine had.

I've never seen a rattler in the mountains but thanks for the reminder to keep my eyes open for them.

NOT HUNTINGTON BEACH! I feel like the boot fitter when I'm in that store. That siad, I've bought my wife's Keen boots and my daughter's Vasque boots there. I bought my Lowa Silberhorns at A16 on Pico in West LA and was very happy with the fitting and service. After I get a few more miles on them I'l...

I guess many folks got a late start. I was on Bighorn and Ontario 6/12 as well and had Bighorn to myself. I had Ontario to myself for a few minutes before a trail runner joined me. Above ICS I only saw 5 or 10 folks and most were going up while I was on my descent. I started around 0630 and finished...

I was thinking about doing the same thing but am begging out of Saturday because the Amgen Tour of California is riding up Baldy Rd and it's going to be a zoo with what sounds like huge access problems into Icehouse Canyon unless you get out there Friday evening.

I may go Sunday but don't know yet.

Bear canisters are required at Cottonwood Lakes and cost around $5 to rent at the multi agency center in Lone Pine. The hike in to the lakes is relatively easy, save for the altitude. East side road conditions are being tracked at http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/eastsi ... 58070.html . Snow conditi...

Hmmm.

Maybe I could do this from the beach?

Always looking for a better way to get miles than the PCH.

If you're cold in your sleeping bag, add layers. The goal is to provide adequate insulation to sl;eep comfortably. For example, in a 35 F rated bag in mid-teens temperatures, I'll wear long underwear, wool socks, and a wool cap. However, I usually try not to wear all my clothes so that when I leave ...

+1 for the synthetic Thermawrap jacket. Very versatile piece. I use mine in a layering system when it's frigid or as a belay jacket when it's chilly.

See one in my profile pic.

Sorry for the delayed response. Once you get into the wider area of the canyon there's snowshoeable (is that a word?) terrain. The trail was pretty packed down on my way out Sunday afternoon but there was plenty of opportunity down in the canyon and on the slopes. With the warm temperatures be on th...

Absolutely. Went almost to the saddle before I was sick of postholing. When I sank to my nuts I'd had enough. Snowshoes go on the list now.

I run but only on roads. I haven't gotten into the trail running although I'd like to find some local trails.

See my profile pic. I still lok about like that. My screen name is my first corporate login name. It just stuck with me. I'm used, not aboused, and nearing 40. Ihike, backpack and dabble in rock climbing but my passion is mountaineering. I move to the LA area specifically to climb. It just happens ...

It'd look sweet on a Texas flag!

See my profile pic. I still lok about like that. My screen name is my first corporate login name. It just stuck with me. I'm used, not aboused, and nearing 40. Ihike, backpack and dabble in rock climbing but my passion is mountaineering. I move to the LA area specifically to climb. It just happens I...

It's my understanding that any access into the Whitney Zone requires a permit. Other areas around the Whitney Zone are quota areas and the number of folks allowed on the trail is limited thus permits are also required.

Kurt guides multiple trips for the Summit for Someone program including Whitney, Mexico Volcanoes and Kilimanjaro.