Bear Cyn. to Baldy

So.BayMark · Post by **So.BayMark** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:31 pm

Richard,Shin and I went up to baldy today via Bear Cyn..met frank at manker who took R/R and met us at West baldy..Nice to hang with you guys and had a good time at Baldy lodge for lunch...40deg. at summit at 11am

mark

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/5800 ... t=outdoors

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:59 pm

Nice work fellas, how were the snow conditions on Bear Flat?

Hope to see all of you soon.

AlanK · Post by **AlanK** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:25 pm

lilbitmo wrote: ↑Nice work fellas, how were the snow conditions on Bear Flat?

I went up on Friday. Here are some pix.

So.BayMark · Post by **So.BayMark** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:19 pm

hey patrick, snow was from soft to slightly icey to slush..mircos stayed in pack all day..yea hope to see you somewhere some time...

mark

MattCav · Post by **MattCav** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:23 pm

thanks for the tr and pix, alan and mark. is baldy via bear flat doable without an ice axe right now? are crampons still necessary?

AlanK · Post by **AlanK** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:41 am

Winter gear is not necessary. There is still plenty of snow, but it is rapidly disappearing.