Black Mountain Trail Trip Report, July 26 2014

My third, but first successful, attempt at completing this hike. Geek Stats: Black Mountain Fire Tower  || Distance: 8.87 mi || Duration: 4h 40m (2 hr ascent, 1 hr on summit, 1 hr 40m descent ) || Elevation Change: ±2,700′ || Difficulty: Strenuous* Wasted an hour at the fire tower. Volunteer was late and did not have the access code.  

Mt. Dana Trip Report, July 19 2014

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I just recently learned about Mt. Dana and it’s reputation as the easiest 13,000 foot peak. I quickly started planning an overnight trip in the hopes of summiting what would be the 2nd tallest peak on my ‘resume.’ The Plan Unfortunately this had to be a quick trip: Leave home (elev 1200) @ 1 PM on Friday. Arrive in Mammoth … Read More

Mt. Whitney via ‘The Chute’ Trip Report, June 4 2014

The Plan Due to the late snow storm in the Sierra this year, I came up with several different plans. The different options I came up with can be seen here: Trip & Hike Planning, June 1-4 2014 (Mt. Whitney, Yosemite & Mammoth) In the end, this is the option that we ended up doing:   Option 1, Mt. Whitney June … Read More

Mono Pass Trip Report, June 2 2014

This was our acclimation hike for Mt. Whitney, June 3-4 2014. We also used this hike as an opportunity to practice our glissading and self-arresting skills. Based on trip reports and the route I mapped out, the hike should have been around 7 miles roundtrip. Due to the extra hiking we did to find a spot to glissade, as well … Read More

Blue Mountain Trip Report, April 05 2014

Another pre-sunrise hike up Blue Mountain for a little exercise and some photos Geek Stats: Ascent || Distance: 1.15 miles || Duration: 31 mins || Elevation Change: +956 ft Notes: 15% average incline || up shortcut #1 with headlamp Descent || Distance: 1.2 miles || Duration: 28 mins || Elevation Change: -956 ft Notes: took lots of photos     … Read More

Skyline Trip Report, March 29 2014

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The last couple of trips up Skyline have been about pushing it and completing the hike as quickly as possible. This time around, I wanted confirm the map/landmark info I’ve been collecting for the last 18 months, as well as introduce a few friends to one of my favorite hikes. The Plan We planned to complete the hike at a relaxed … Read More

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