Everything went right for me on this one on a loop through Graveyard lakes over Graveyard peak, and down via Devil's Bathtub. I highly recommend you get up to...
Boy, what a contrast to Friday. Yesterday's outing was quite pleasant, probably the most enjoyable of the summer. Matthew and I drove to Onion Valley together,...
It seemed like it would be a straightforward outing, much like the one we did a year earlier to nearby Devils Crags. The difference was that for Devils Crags...
Yesterday, I hiked up to Meysan Lake and then slowly climbed to Mount Mallory from there. It looked like there are lots of ways to get up to the plateau from...
This coming Friday I plan to head to Mt. Henry if anyone is interested in joining. I'll start out of Courtright Reservoir around 2a. It's about 36mi and...
Ok, maybe I'm not getting takers for Mt. Henry because I'm not giving enough lead time. Maybe because it's on a Friday instead of a weekend? Maybe because it...
I believe there are four SPS peaks that have still not been dayhiked: Thunder Mtn Kern Point Wheel Mtn Red Kaweah If anyone would like to join Matthew and I on...
I'm taking my three-year-old kids backpacking next week to May Lake, because they told me they weren't so interested in day hiking Thunder Mountain. I know...
Did the east arete of Mt. Winchell last week - some pictures : http://flickr.com/photos/rhyang/sets/72157606072651857/ Camped in Sam Mack Meadow, mosquitoes...
I figured I could sleep an extra hour if I went to Onion Valley instead of North Lake, so I opted for Dragon Peak instead of Emerson. It was a really beautiful...
Well it took a few weeks but i finally got my pics posted from my trip Mts Sill and Gayley. Was good weekend, summit day was pretty overcast and we were...
After climbing Mt. Tyndall, my friend and I stopped by to check out Mount Tom, since that is on our list. We had never been back there before, and were...
Hi Scramblers- Has anyone here climbed (or descended) the NE ridge of Maclure? Moynier calls it class 4, and I can't seem to find any other beta on the route....
I'm thinking of climbing Mount Emerson via the south slope on Saturday - if anyone is going to be up that way and wants to join me you are welcome to. It'll...
In the Dec 2006 issue of Backpacker, Steve Howe wrote about a trip he called "Cathedral Range Crossing": from Vogelsang camp to Gallison Lake up the Lewis...
Well, two weeks to go till SC2008. The usual questions remain: Will my car make it to Bishop? Will my body holdup for seven days? Is my training inadequate? ...
I have permits to hike from the Baxter Pass trailhead in a couple of weeks. Kearsarge, my first choice, had no availability. I'm thinking of exiting via...
I picked up one of those Lyell Canyon/JMT backpacking permits for July 2nd and headed in to give Lyell a try. I made it to 10,550' the first day (near where...
I HAVE PART WAY UP THE CLASS 3 SECTION OF THE MIDDLE PALISADE BUT GOT TURNED BACK LAST FALL DO TO BAD WEATHER. WE WILL BE HEADING UP AGAIN ON AUGUST 26. ARE...
Greetings again. More beta and conditions to share for anyone heading out through Saddlebag lakes etc. We spent the last 3 days trapsing around this area: day...
I'm taking a group of four up the Mountaineer's Route of Whitney on July 29. I'm concerned about the Class III section near the top. I think this is called...
For those of you who have done Darwin, would this climb be better done in the early part of the season? I've been thinking of giving it a try over Labor Day...
I'm making a loop from Baxter Pass past Charlotte Lake, Gardiner Pass, Sixty Lakes Basin, and out. I'm looking for some beta on class 2-3 peaks in those...
Posting this in case anyone needs info. I just got back from the Rock Creek area (to climb Abbot & Dade). Snowline is around 10,500" and very consolidated, so...
Hey everyone, thanks in advance for your ideas! I would really appreciate any comments, tips, suggestions, conditions info from anyone whose done this! Bob, I...
They have some openings for entry on July 2nd for the Lyell Canyon Trailhead if anyone is interested in heading in on that trailhead. I had planned to go in...
I day hiked Mount Tom yesterday via Horton Lake/Tungstar Mine. It was pretty nice out there (other than those loose chutes, but I've been up looser chutes)....
We spent most of Saturday scrambling around the base of the Southeast and Northeast couloirs and couldn't find anything that looked like a 3rd class route up...
