20110112 West Baldy North Face
I explained the day to my good buddy Patrick in an email...
"I parked at the ski lifts, climbed up Manker Canyon to the Devils Backbone, took the ridge to the summit of Harwood, hiked over and across the NE face of Baldy, down to the saddle between Baldy and Dawson, then across Dawson's south side over Fish Fork, then right down into Fish Fork, the straight up the major couloir on West Baldy's north face, then across to Baldy and down the Ski Hut Trail, across the bowl from in the trees, and then home. "
Pics:
Starting up Manker Canyon
Here be the poles that USED to be on DBB.
In Manker
Done
Summit of Harwood
Dawson
My lucky Koopa Troopa
Fish Fork
Baldy's NF
Avy debris at the base of the route
C46 Commando bit
Scrapes along the base of a spur from avalanches.
Starting up
Unhappy with steep postholing.
Further up
Happy with conditions
Nearing the top
Landing gear
Almost done
Top
Koopa Troopa and the Pacific
Route
Fin
"I parked at the ski lifts, climbed up Manker Canyon to the Devils Backbone, took the ridge to the summit of Harwood, hiked over and across the NE face of Baldy, down to the saddle between Baldy and Dawson, then across Dawson's south side over Fish Fork, then right down into Fish Fork, the straight up the major couloir on West Baldy's north face, then across to Baldy and down the Ski Hut Trail, across the bowl from in the trees, and then home. "
Pics:
Starting up Manker Canyon
Here be the poles that USED to be on DBB.
In Manker
Done
Summit of Harwood
Dawson
My lucky Koopa Troopa
Fish Fork
Baldy's NF
Avy debris at the base of the route
C46 Commando bit
Scrapes along the base of a spur from avalanches.
Starting up
Unhappy with steep postholing.
Further up
Happy with conditions
Nearing the top
Landing gear
Almost done
Top
Koopa Troopa and the Pacific
Route
Fin
Dang you are one tough Taco!
For a good while I was fascinated with those poles that used to be on Back Bone - who put them there, when ,,,,,, then who decided to take them down, etc etc...
Now to see that they were just tossed 'aside' is classic!
I've only seen one picture of them 'in action' - think it was in one of those Russ Leadabrand guide books or an old Westways magazine.
Good 1, Taco! Thanks for capturing all that beautiful scenery...
For a good while I was fascinated with those poles that used to be on Back Bone - who put them there, when ,,,,,, then who decided to take them down, etc etc...
Now to see that they were just tossed 'aside' is classic!
I've only seen one picture of them 'in action' - think it was in one of those Russ Leadabrand guide books or an old Westways magazine.
Good 1, Taco! Thanks for capturing all that beautiful scenery...
- secondlizard
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Great trip report Taco. That was quite a day. I like that you take the time to take good pictures to go with experience. I think Koopa Troopa deserves a carbon fiber biner for guiding you. Next time I'm in REI I will pick one up for him. You are a good inspiration for me to keep working hard to get in better mountain shape so I can have those types of experiences.
Thanks all!
Burchey, about 7 miles or so, 7,000ft gain and loss, give or take.
Outwhere, now you know where to find them!
Spotfin, started around 6 something in the morning, got back to my car around 4:30pm, 10.5 hours? It's kind of a long walk in that kinda terrain.
No worries, Shin.
406, it would be a ski paradise. So many awesome runs.
Secondlizard, sweet! Matching biners! Glad I could be of service!
Hikeup, all but the last 1/4 of the road is completely gone, you'd need a rockcrawling 4x4 to negotiate it now.
Burchey, about 7 miles or so, 7,000ft gain and loss, give or take.
Outwhere, now you know where to find them!
Spotfin, started around 6 something in the morning, got back to my car around 4:30pm, 10.5 hours? It's kind of a long walk in that kinda terrain.
No worries, Shin.
406, it would be a ski paradise. So many awesome runs.
Secondlizard, sweet! Matching biners! Glad I could be of service!
Hikeup, all but the last 1/4 of the road is completely gone, you'd need a rockcrawling 4x4 to negotiate it now.
- Lcpl Hughes
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- Joined: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:08 am
What a sick route!
When I grow up I wanna....
When I grow up I wanna....
- Johnny Bronson
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Man that is some training for....
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It is (was) a short steep "road" that's shown on this map (try the satellite view). Goes from point A (parking lot for ski lift) up Manker Cyn. to point B (a point on the road from Manker Flats to Baldy Notch). Kind of a short cut if you want to walk up to the notch without following the really steep use trail under the ski lifts or following the road all the way up from Manker Flats.
Thanks HikeUp! I didn't know about that road.HikeUp wrote: ↑It is (was) a short steep "road" that's shown on this map (try the satellite view). Goes from point A (parking lot for ski lift) up Manker Cyn. to point B (a point on the road from Manker Flats to Baldy Notch). Kind of a short cut if you want to walk up to the notch without following the really steep use trail under the ski lifts or following the road all the way up from Manker Flats.
- glamisking
- Posts: 89
- Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:04 pm
Nice. Last time I was on DBB Manker Canyon looked like a fun shortcut to bypass the lame road. Look forward to trying in.
I was stoked to find a stash of ice pirates stickers in the registry box on the 13th. So thanks!
I was stoked to find a stash of ice pirates stickers in the registry box on the 13th. So thanks!
- mcphersonm80
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- Joined: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:46 am
What... the.... hell??
The why, I can understand, but how you did that route, I have no clue.
Awesome stuff!
The why, I can understand, but how you did that route, I have no clue.
Awesome stuff!