20091025 Iron Mountain

Post by **Taco** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:24 am

David, Chris, and I planned to do the Iron-Baldy traverse, but that shall have to wait for another day (uhhh, I'll pass, again). 2nd attempt for moi.

Did the car shuttle deal. Drove to Wanker, got everyone in the old 'rolla, drove GRR to GMR (slowly

). Came across an EG hatch that ate it on "Motherfucker" or "Graveyard" turn, a slight-decreasing radius left 2/3rd gear turn on the downhill just a mile or so south of where GMR hits East Fork. Many folks underestimate the turn and end up understeering into this wall, and flipping their car. I have a scar to prove it.

Headed to Heaton, started off, and made it to the saddle with Bonita Peak in good time. took it easy the rest of the way to save energy for the traverse. Dunno many of the times, as I forgot, but I think we hit the summit at 11:45 or something. Chris stayed back a mile from the top as he was feeling ill. David and I hung out on the summit for a bit, then headed down. Made it to the trailhead at 3:30.28

. I remember that time as we had guestimated times, and I wanted to make sure we did indeed arrive at 3:30, so I ran the short bit down.

PEEKS

"Eagle Couloirs", a project fer winter, so named for the Eagle Mine. Should be a fun winter dayclimb, if anyone's interested.

David

Summit

Ideas...

Baldy

Farting around

BP with some of Mine Gulch visible... this winter!

Edit: F*@&$$!(*$!#*&!#%ing Photobucket copied the same damn picture a thousand times AGAIN.

mattmaxon · Post by **mattmaxon** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:24 am

Hummm...This is another one on my to-do list....

hiked these mtns for 25+ years and just have never made it up there....

Soon very soon!

Thanks
Matt

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:06 am

Love Iron! Nice report and pictures, thanks for sharing.

EnFuego · Post by **EnFuego** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:14 am

Thanks Ryan and Chris. Had a good time.

Ryan - February or so, we'll do a winter traverse.

Two couloirs on Iron that we'd like to tackle during winter. Getting there is a whole different story.

Ryan and Chris

Chris in happier times

Me

A picture of Ryan on the Summit of Iron taking a picture of David on the summit of Iron taking a picture of Ryan on the Summit .......

Taco del Rio - Lord of the San Gabriels - Our God - Our Savior

Please dear God #2, let it snow

EManBevHills · Post by **EManBevHills** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:31 am

Great parting shot! From Ryan's lips to the snow goddess's ears....

edenooch · Post by **edenooch** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:45 am

covert stuph

Post by **Taco** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:42 am

Changed the link son the pics, so there aren't 4000 images of Baldy in my post. Retarded-ass Photobucket.

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:41 pm

Dont forget about that triple threat death march

I have no idea how this is going to be pulled off, but it will be epic.

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:52 pm

Sheep Mountain! I thought you would never go back Taco?

soon it will be time to check out Eagle Mine, then go mess around on that ridge.

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:13 pm

Was the pack of Marlboro's still in the summit box?

That was one of the funniest things I've ever found in those boxes.

EnFuego · Post by **EnFuego** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:17 pm

lilbitmo wrote:Was the pack of Marlboro's still in the summit box?

That was one of the funniest things I've ever found in those boxes.

Nope, I was excited to see if they were still there.

Post by **Taco** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:32 pm

Zé wrote:Sheep Mountain! I thought you would never go back Taco?

soon it will be time to check out Eagle Mine, then go mess around on that ridge.

Got another trip planned for winter. Two, possibly. Neither involves ridges. Wish I had a glider to get off the damn thing.

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:35 am

TacoDelRio wrote:

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what is this photo of?

Post by **Taco** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:22 pm

Ze,

Lookout Mountain's more challenging side. Got any photos of that area when you guys went up BHR?

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:24 pm

Taco, why did you wear a sparkling white T shirt up there? OH NO! sorry dude you just didn't have your shirt on.

My apologies.

Post by **Taco** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:45 pm

I was tasked with reflecting lasers as part of a secret experiment.

edenooch · Post by **edenooch** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:09 pm

Hoobideehiblah.... thats scary