San Gabriel Mountains > Mount San Antonio (Mount Baldy) > Climber's LogMount San Antonio (Mount Baldy) Climber's Log
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| Mount Baldy is the beautiful, bulky, and bald head of the San Gabriels. There is a nice alpine forest present on its slopes, but the summit, however, is nothing but rocks. Winter time brings forth good amounts of snow, which makes both the Baldy Bowl and the Devil's Backbone excellent arenas for mountaineers. Have done the Devil's Backbone from TR and San Antonio Ski Hut Trail back down in August. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2010 7:03 pm | ||
| davebobk47 | Nice Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2010 | |
| Up Baldy Bowl, down Devil's Backbone. Nice hike but didn't like the road much. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2010 11:35 am | ||
| zolek7 | Numb toes! Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2010 | |
| Climbed via Blue Ridge route. Lots of loose rock on the way, some class 3 scrambling. Did 3 summits: Pine Mountain, Mount Dawson, and Baldy. Round trip in little over 9 hrs. Very strenuous hike, all the travel is either up or down the slopes. Good, comfortable boots will make all the difference. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2010 4:23 am | ||
| PapaBanucci | Had to come back Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2010 | |
| Was back in the area on business again so had to head up to Baldy after meetings. Starting from the ski lift parking lot, did the trail under the ski lifts up to the notch, then the backbone. Up in 1:45, down in a fun 0:45. Car to summit to car: 2:30. Ran into only three persons on the trail on a Thursday evening. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2010 1:47 am | ||
| tfac2010 | Father's Day Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2010 | |
| I told my sons that all I wanted for Father's Day was for them to accompany me up Mt. Baldy. They agreed, and after a quick drive from San Diego & breakfast at IHOP we were on the Manker Flats trail by 9:45. I missed the Sierra Hut trail, and we ended up taking the fire road up to the ski hut. They bailed at that point so I did a quick push to the summit and back via Devil's backbone. 4 hours from car to summit to car. Although it would have been better to share the top with my sons, it was a great day all around. | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2010 7:15 pm | ||
| PapaBanucci | Ran to the ridge on Bear Canyon Trail Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2010 | |
| Business meetings got out early, so I took advantage of the opportunity in the afternoon. Should have picked an easier trail and summited. | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2010 10:29 pm | ||
| brianwhitten | Son and Dad Trip Date Climbed: May 22, 2010 | |
| My son's first time up to the top. Great day. Great weather. Little snow, but lots of wind. | ||
| Posted May 24, 2010 12:20 am | ||
| mrchad9 | Scenic and snowcovered Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2004 | |
| Last minute trip made very scenic with all the snow on top, just went in regular hiking boots. Was my 9th CA county HP and the last one I did inadvertently before I started going for them intentionally. | |
| Posted May 9, 2010 4:02 am | ||
| harryquach | Baldy Round 2 Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2010 | |
| Great day got an early start missed most of the people Trip Report | |
| Posted May 6, 2010 4:31 pm | ||
| kevin trieu | best Socal training | |
| did a bunch of times year round from different trailheads | |
| Posted May 5, 2010 7:15 pm | ||
| Apexrock | Baldy Loop Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2009 | |
| Went up from the ski hut, and down the backbone all the way to the ski lifts. | |
| Posted May 4, 2010 5:50 pm | ||
| WoundedKnee | Baldy Bowl! Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2010 | |
| The Baldy Bowl was a fun route. Whiteout conditions pretty much the whole day. Crampons and ice axe still needed past the ski hut. | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2010 7:40 pm | ||
| climberslacker | First Time! Date Climbed: Mar 28, 2010 | |
| Went Up to the hut with my dad, then met a great group of people including Shin and Rick. Me and my dad both got up, hes 61 so I'm proud of him! -CS | |
| Posted Apr 4, 2010 1:16 pm | ||
| harryquach | Baldy Bowl Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2010 | |
| Great day, perfect weather Trip Report | |
| Posted Apr 1, 2010 1:01 pm | ||
| therockimage | Up the front and down the backbone! Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2009 | |
| A great loop trail, with awesome views in all directions! | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2010 8:07 pm | ||
| Tom Waggoner | Love The Mount Baldy Workout | |
| Love The Mount Baldy Workout | |
| Posted Mar 17, 2010 1:57 pm | ||
| mricci | Great Snow! Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2010 | |
| Started at 6AM. The snow was great but became increasingly slushy as the sun came out. Straight up the bowl and on to the summit with no problems. Summited 11:15AM. Pulled off a seated glissade all the way back down the bowl in about 10 minutes. Back to the car at 1PM. Great day. | |
| Posted Feb 25, 2010 4:28 pm | ||
| jonesd | Great Weather, Great Climb Date Climbed: Feb 13, 2010 | |
| Left Manker Flats parking area at 6:00 am and headed up the Ski Hut Trail. Only saw one person on the trail until I got to the Ski Hut at 7:30 am. Took the southwest ridge (the actual ski hut trail) and hit the summit at 9:00 am. Back down to Manker Flats at 11:00 am. Perfect weather! | |
| Posted Feb 15, 2010 5:43 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Baldy Bowl Date Climbed: Dec 21, 2009 | |
| Second time to the summit, chasing other HPS peaks in the area. Trip Report | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2010 2:32 pm | ||
| mdostby | And yet one more time Date Climbed: Dec 26, 2009 | |
| Climbed one of the chutes in the bowl with a group of good friends that "forjan" put together. Some went up the main trail and some up the bowl. We came down the devil's backbone. Bypassed the "crux" by climbing up to the ridge proper of the backbone then descending the ridge all the way. Very hard snow conditions in the upper bowl. All in all a great day in the mountains with great friends! | |
| Posted Dec 27, 2009 2:54 pm | ||
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