01/11/11, my first time up the Mt. Baldy bowl

spotfin · Post by **spotfin** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:42 am

Got a late start and signed the trail register at 9.30 a.m.. Snow was quite soft and I didn't mount the crampons until just below the ski hut. Met a nice gentleman at the ski hut, 70 years young, and headed up the bowl with him. He helped me with my crampons and gave me some valuable pointers. He also told me which chute to take up. I went ahead and took his picture from about half way up. I descended from the saddle between Baldy and Harwood and took his picture again, he was just about 50 feet from the top, same chute I took up. I didn't think he'd make it all the way up, but there he was. One tough old dude. Signed out at 14.30. Fabulous day, great workout. Would have never thought of doing this if it wasn't for this forum. thanks to all. Now I am hooked.

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:15 pm

Spotfin, congrats on your first ascent of the bowl, we are all glad to add to your addiction, we have meetings every now and again

only these ones add to the addiction rather than help you with overcoming it

Nice shots, great job

Burchey · Post by **Burchey** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:01 pm

Well done. Was it the 70ish Asian man that says he's summited Baldy 200 times? I ran into him on New Years weekend, that guy rules! He gave me some brown rice cake.

simonov · Post by **simonov** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:34 pm

spotfin wrote: ↑Got a late start and signed the trail register at 9.30 a.m.

Did you pick up some stickers?

spotfin · Post by **spotfin** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:03 am

simonov wrote: ↑
spotfin wrote: ↑Got a late start and signed the trail register at 9.30 a.m.
Did you pick up some stickers?

I didn't, but I'll do so next time now that I qualify!

Burchey, must be the same guy, he had a light blue Petzl helmet.

Johnny Bronson · Post by **Johnny Bronson** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:54 pm

Sweet!

Sam Page · Post by **Sam Page** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:37 pm

lilbitmo wrote: ↑Spotfin, congrats on your first ascent of the bowl, we are all glad to add to your addiction, we have meetings every now and again only these ones add to the addiction rather than help you with overcoming it

Ha!

Welcome to the club, Spotfin!