Big Baldy (Timpanogos) Climber's Log
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| brade49 | Took the loop the wrong way.  Date Climbed: May 12, 2012 | |
| Left trail head at 6:10 am. Went up the dry creek trail to the saddle then up the ridge to the summit. Made summit at about 8:30. Had the summit to myself for about twenty minutes. I then went down to the flagpole on the lower summit and descended the south west ridge. I would never do that again. The trail is steep and much of it is loose. It really hammered my legs. I would do the hike in the reverse direction. Made it back to the trail head at 11:00. Nice half day hike. Great views in all directions from the summit. | ||
| Posted May 18, 2012 5:53 pm | ||
| Brita | Too Much Snow Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2012 | |
| This hike was not too bad getting to the top. Steep but doable. We then made our way over to the true summit through way too much snow. Then we began the arduous trek down the back side. My feet were freezing, and so was I! Post-holing is not my friend! The next hike should involve either snowshoes or no snow. Oh, and I forgot we saw bighorn sheep! That made the whole trip worth it. | ||
| Posted Apr 15, 2012 9:37 pm | ||
| runbyu1 | Rocky Mountain Bighorns & Should've brought snowshoes! Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2012 | |
| Went up with Brita around 11am. The way up the southeast ridge was steep (as usual) and dry---no snow. I saw my first Rocky Mountain Bighorn's that I've ever seen in the Wasatch Range after 25 years of spending time in the mountains. Not only that, they were a mere 15 FEET AWAY! We stopped and they didn't move until we moved in for a closer picture. The first (south) summit was easy but it was a pain to get to the true summit without snowshoes due to the soft snow. The whole way to the summit and then down to the Saddle between Timp and down Dry Canyon was a disaster with no snowshoes. We post-holed the whole way and it took forever. Tough trip back but the way up was awesome. | |
| Posted Mar 18, 2012 8:03 pm | ||
| spengy | Snowy Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2012 | |
| My wife and I hiked up Dry Canyon to the Timp/Baldy saddle then westward to Baldy. There was actually a fair amount of snow on the upper third of the mountain --- the way this winter has been, we weren't expecting it to be so bad. We didn't bring snowshoes so we had a rough go of it for a while. Nevertheless, we made the peak and then headed down the SW ridge back to Dry Canyon. The snow was deep enough on most of the SW ridge to do kind of a plunge step. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2012 11:42 am | ||
| harbor | New Year's Eve Summit Date Climbed: Dec 31, 2011 | |
| Hiked from Dry Canyon to the saddle. Summited at sunset and hiked down to the flagpole peak and down the SW ridge. Beautiful Afternoon. 3 hours up 1 hour down. Dry as Dry can be. Felt like hiking in September other than the 30 degree weather. Was a little hard packed snow up on the summit. | |
| Posted Jan 1, 2012 12:31 am | ||
| PrinceOfNorway | Great after work climb Date Climbed: Apr 12, 2011 | |
| I like to do this climb after work. It's probably the best hike ever...only takes a few hours. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2011 7:15 pm | ||
| jkendal2 | good winter climb Date Climbed: Feb 24, 2001 | |
| I like to climb Big Baldy during the winter months. It is a good snow shoeing trip via dry canyon. | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2011 10:55 pm | ||
| runbyu1 | Many Runs Up Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006 | |
| I've been up here a dozen or so times, the first of which was my Dad's birthday when I was eight (Aug. 17th, 1990). In 2006, Danny Moody and I went up with only 24 oz of water each from The Stairway---rock pile---Little Baldy Saddle route and back---needless to say we got heat illness and were in pretty bad shape. Fun stuff! Went straight up the Southwest face with my Sis Amber in 2004---DUMB, lots of being on all fours. Also went up while training for the Alpine to Slickrock 50 Miler in 2008 and went up the Ridge trail that breaks straight off in Dry Canyon---direct, steep, and quick---came down the saddle, little baldy, rockpile stairway---one of my favorite trails ever. | |
| Posted Nov 8, 2010 10:29 pm | ||
| kteichert | Steep! Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2010 | |
| Went up Dry Canyon, and summitted via the Southwest ridge. It was eerily similar to Jacob's Ladder on the Lone Peak hike. So very steep. The top was amazing though. Had the peak all to ourselves (Me, my neighbor Dave, and his dog). Descended via the east ridge and Dry Canyon. Would definitely recommend adding 2 miles roundtrip to your trip up Big Baldy to take that way up and down. | |
| Posted Oct 15, 2010 2:38 pm | ||
| EJBean | Spring hike Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2009 | |
| I hiked this with my friend Doug in early 2009. It's a good hike to take while you're waiting for snow at higher elevations to melt. | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2010 2:27 am | ||
| thigbee | Done twice via... Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2009 | |
| I've done this guy twice. The first was via Battle Creek in summer. The second was via the south ridge in winter. We started in Dry Canyon, followed a couple trails that branched off to the left, and eventually got on top of the ridge. It was a ton of fun! | |
| Posted Feb 2, 2010 3:05 pm | ||
| ZeeJay | Great fall hike Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009 | |
| Beautiful fall hike with Scott Wesemann. I need to get down to Utah County more often. | |
| Posted Dec 1, 2009 6:44 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | At night (Friday 13th!) Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2009 | |
| Started after sunset. Going up the SW ridge, with all the city lights I didn't need a headlamp. Amazing light display from the top. Realized on way down it was Friday 13th and some scarry people might be in the parking lot. There was...not sure what they were doing. Three people walking in a blanket! http://www.willhiteweb.com/provo_hiking/big_baldy/timpanogos_008.htm | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2009 12:21 am | ||
| Scott Wesemann | A nice hike Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009 | |
| What a beautiful fall day. This was my first hike since jacking up my knee running a marathon a month earlier. I was a little slower than normal, but we did make decent time going up. It was cold on top and we had some excellent views of Timp and the Fall colors. My knee was a bit tight on the way down, but not much pain. Perfect way to start the day. I think I will add this into my regular training routine. | |
| Posted Oct 26, 2009 11:44 am | ||
| aprovance | via Dry Canyon Date Climbed: May 30, 2009 | |
| I hiked this with a friend via Dry Canyon trail. It was picturesque to enter the canyon with the sheer cliffs on either side about 15 minutes into the hike. The hike was a gentle incline, which made for a nice hike. From the trail, Big Baldy didn't look that far away, nor not that steep. We contemplated just bushwhacking up the SW slope, but decided to just stick with the trail. We made good time, and only saw two people on the way up. Due to there still being patches of snow on the east side, we lost the trail and did some creative trail blazing the eventually led us back to the trail about a quarter of a mile from the summit. Had the peak to ourselves the whole time. Great views of Timp, including some neat waterfalls on the lower Timp face caused by the spring snow melt. I've been told that the Battle Creek route is a little more scenic, probably due to Battle Creek Falls and the subsequent water. However it was a great opportunity to hike Big Baldy up Dry Canyon. I'd never seen it so green! We hiked back down via Dry Canyon which was a nice four hour hike. | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2009 1:52 am | ||
| klimbien | GPS put the summit at 3.5 miles from the parking lot (via Dry Cyn) Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009 | |
| Wandered up there and back for a little outing to get better views of Timp. 2:25 up and 1:30 down. I recommend trekking poles for on the way down to save the knees. Kudos to Josh Blackwelder for summitting!!! | |
| Posted Jun 6, 2009 7:28 pm | ||
| spengy | Once again Date Climbed: May 22, 2009 | |
| Needed to get out and do something. Hiked up from Dry. | |
| Posted Jun 3, 2009 6:15 pm | ||
| tmcrane | via Dry Canyon Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2008 | |
| Baldy is a great workout offering stunning views of Mt. Timpanogos and Utah Valley. Round trip took a little over 3 hours. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2008 6:12 pm | ||
| Dean | Battle Creek Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2008 | |
| Needed a good conditioner and this fit the bill perfectly. Its 10 miles RT from the Battle Creek TH and I found the trail nice and enjoyable. Met a group of 5 who were doing a loop, a couple were boy scouts getting their 10 mile hike in. Have also done it via the SW ridge. | |
| Posted Jul 1, 2008 5:46 pm | ||
| buffgato | Battle Creek Canyon in the rain Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008 | |
| Great hike up Battle Creek Canyon, passing lots of waterfalls and cool rock formations. We took a wrong turn and got off the trail for a while going up, but after bushwhacking for a bit we found that we had taken a pretty significant shortcut through the forest. Making our way through clouds and fog, we eventually found ourselves at the top of Big Baldy. The clouds parted just after we reached the summit, and we enjoyed some fantastic views of the surrounding mountains and Utah Valley. Great spot for route-finding on Timpanogos! A moderate half-day adventure. | |
| Posted Jun 8, 2008 4:07 pm | ||
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