For those interested, you can check my photo-gallery of the Memorial Day backpacking trip in Sequoia National Park. It was the epic journey! You can access it...
We've all done bush whacks right? Some are more gruesome than others right? This one probably wasn't the bloodiest, but for my buddy and I, it was like a...
I've never been on the Rae Lakes Loop, but I've thought of dayhiking this route, a tough challenge. At 42mi and 8000ft of gain, it would rank up there in the...
... One of my more memorable bushwhacks was not far from yours, a bit further north, also in winter. I had hoped to snowshoe to Dicks Peak via Maggies Peaks,...
That's on my list for this summer--I was planning on doing it sometime in July, depending on when Glen Pass is passable. I'm hoping for the 13th, to take...
I have two strong contenders for the dubious title of most epic bushwhack, both completely unnecessary. The first is the last couple of miles of the Enchanted...
They should have a YDS-like rating system for rating bushwacks. :-P Here is what I propose: Class 1 bushwack would be trail walking or walking over grass. No...
I used to work in Sequoia-Kings Canyon. While there I heard tell of a ranger who would day-hike the Rae Lakes Loop as a part of his patrol. Apparently this...
Okay, that is sick, really sick. 42 MILES???? DAYHIKE??? I thought that was called a "forced march" and was against the current version of the Geneva...
Anybody have any recent info regarding trail conditions out of the Wolverton Trailhead to Pear lake in Sequoia NP. Is the watchtower route open for the...
Hehe... I like this bushwhack YDS! I'm really enjoying the creativity of this group too! Thanks for your comments too Bob and Matthew! There are some add'l...
... LOL! Andrew, You are a true peak-bagger. A few miles south is the lovely Pt. Magu State Park, with miles of trails, ocean views, stately sycamores. And you...
I was the other nut house escapee that took part on this mission. Just to add to the absurdity, this peak had no name when we first set out to climb it. It was...
I took a brief jaunt up the trail out of Wolverton on Saturday but only for a few miles. The trail to that point was free of snow (except for the occassional...
... I grew up in the San Fernando Valley and still have family living there. When I visit I try to make a point to go climb/hike somewhere since I missed out...
So I was just about to buy "Sierra Classics" by Moynier and found that it is out of print. There is a new "version" called "Climbing California's High Sierra"...
I believe the Sierra Classics books has a higher proportion of scrambles and the "Climbing California's High Sierra" has more technical climbs. I bought a copy...
There is a slight difference in content and emphasis plus some new 'stories'. I'd guess about 80% or more of the climbs from the first made it to the second....
I spent a few days in Evolution Valley, and took one day to hike up McGee Canyon and back down the JMT, encircling the Hermit. It is a very impressive peak and...
By this time of year Snake Dike has a long queue to climb it on any given weekend day. Back in early march John and I took advantage of low snow conditions to...
I was thinking of seeing what I could do this weekend. I don't have access to snow shoes or skis (alas they are stuffed away at my cabin) so I pretty much...
Toby, I haven't been up in a while, so I can't say what the snow is like myself, but I hear many comments along the lines, "There's a lot of snow, but it's...
Toby
Over Memorial Day weekend we climbed Langley; horrible
post-holing everywhere between 11,000 and 14,000 feet,
at least after about 10:00AM. But the snow...
I might do Bob's "Ahwahnee Ledges" scramble. That looks like a fun one that would be a great one for the Valley noobie that I am taking with me. Alternately,...
I am doing full-moon White Mountain hike tomorrow night, and after that head to Cottonwood Lakes trailhead. On Saturday I am climbing Langley from Cottonwood...
Hi gang, I've never been up Mt. Williamson but I'm finally going to take a crack at it over the July 4 weekend. I'm wondering what the dirt road leading to...
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