EISPIRATEN

i woke up at 4am very excited and ready to go...i love hiking



arrived at the trailhead at 515 am and started hiking by 530.
made it to the ski hut by around 715 or so...



i have never been up here before and it was love at first sight
the ski hut area is beautiful..



looking up baldy bowl made me excited.i couldnt wait to explore up there
but first i had to get rid of a few pounds



one of the highlights of my trip was the view from the outhouse



feeling lighter and refreshed i continue my journey..what a great trail
i remember taco del rio talking about good camp spots in the area so
im keeping an eye out...



baldy bowl must be awesome in winter



up up and up i go..i guess working out in the gym is paying off
this trail wasnt as hard as i thought it would be..or maybe the views
are distracting me from the pain..but i dont feel bad..i could go on all day



when you reach the top of the ridge from the ski hut there are some great camp sites..i cant wait to beup here at night.



i dont even care about reaching the top.im just happy being where im at



all good things must come to an end..looks like im almost there



took me 31 years to make it up..since i was a lil kid i been looking up
towards the summit...today is a great day.



i had the summit all to myself for about 7 whole minutes
i arrived at 9am..but my watch read 420 !!!!!...blaze it



next time im going down the backbone..going down the ski hut trail
was harder than going up.



the fun part of going down was watching the hikers who started later
coming up..it was hot and they were all suffering..all 200 people i seen
looked miserably happy..im glad i started early



since it was only 11am and its fathers day and its hot as hell
im going to hit my second favorite spot



life is good

DUDE!! I am happy for ya! So cool up there huh?
I got to ask. On your summit pic with marker in front of you, are you flippin the bird with both hands?? Sure looks like it.

i wish i had more middle fingers

congrats. nice photos.

next time im going down the backbone..going down the ski hut trail
was harder than going up.

Congrats on making the summit!! You are right. The Ski Hut trail downhill is rough on the knees. We always hike down the backbone. Take $8 for the ski lift and ride it down to the parking lot.

RichardK wrote:Congrats on making the summit!! You are right. The Ski Hut trail downhill is rough on the knees. We always hike down the backbone. Take $8 for the ski lift and ride it down to the parking lot.

YES! THAT'S WHAT I DO! AND ASK THE GUY THAT RUNS THE CHAIRS IF HIS NAME IS NICK.
I bet you $100.00 that he responds with "ALL DAY LONG!"
PLACE YOUR BETS LADIES AND GENTS.
DON'T CROWD THE WHEEL.

i had the summit all to myself for about 7 whole minutes
i arrived at 9am..but my watch read 420 !!!!!...blaze it




Great views!!!!!! Sounds like an excellent way to celebrate your first time on top of Mount Baldy.....

Wow, blazing at over 10,000'. Try it on Whitney sometime.

Actually, I wonder how many people on this forum know why your watch read, "420".

Terry Morse wrote:Actually, I wonder how many people on this forum know why your watch read, "420".

Nods.

Great job on reaching the top of our little part of the world. I agree with RichardK...take the Devils Backbone over to the ski lift and ride it down...a real knee saver.

HikeUp wrote:

Terry Morse wrote:Actually, I wonder how many people on this forum know why your watch read, "420".

Nods.

I will enter this number on my microsoft excel and divide it by the two 5s according to the secret AllanK method and figure it out. Armed with this new program I can do anything! Thanks AllanK!

friendowl wrote:i wish i had more middle fingers

This is win.

Congrats on your summit dude! Cool to finally get up there, eh?

friendowl wrote:i wish i had more middle fingers

I found some!

Ski lift tips

1. Remove backpack and place on ski lift seat next to you.

2. Stow hiking poles in backpack.

Other tips?

make sure the seat is in one piece
bring rope so you can climb down when ski lift breaks
my favorite tip------ walk up better.ski lift is horrible

Agreed.

Ski lift good if person is broken. Person not broken? Walk!