Mount Si Climber's Log
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| Dundeel | Route Climbed: Haystack gully Date Climbed: 3X  | |
| Best view of the spread of metropolis. | |
| Posted Sep 23, 2004 12:38 am | ||
| sublimesalamander | Route Climbed: Hay Stack Summit Gully Date Climbed: June 17, 2004 | |
| I've done this hike numerous times but this was the first time I did the Hay Stack. It's a relatively easy scramble but the views are defiantly worth the little extra time. I was up there for the sunset. Coming down via head lamp was a little weird. Very Blair Witchie. | |
| Posted Jun 18, 2004 7:55 pm | ||
| seth | Route Climbed: Main trail... Date Climbed: April 29, 2004 | |
| Started out this morning at 5:30 - made it up to the top of the haystack and back down by 9. Amazingly clear weather, got some good pics and a nice workout before work. | |
| Posted Apr 29, 2004 7:28 pm | ||
| skook | Route Climbed: The Standard Trail Date Climbed: Summer 2003 | |
| Great trail to use for getting in shape. Easy access. | |
| Posted Apr 12, 2004 9:34 pm | ||
| dmuja | Route Climbed: Standard and up the Haystack. Date Climbed: June 7, 2003 | |
| Great conditioning climb with some exposure at the top. This mountain deserve's better than it's reputaion and the chiche`s. | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2004 10:25 pm | ||
| pjgthompson | Route Climbed: Mt. Si Trail Date Climbed: March 13, 2004 | |
| Started by 7:40am, not too many cars yet. Summited at 9:45am. Rough trip, first climb of the season. There seems to be some recent trail maintenance, good job. Summit was clear, but windy. Beautiful views of Rainier, Seattle and the Olympics. Did not climb the haystack, too windy. I did see a few brave individuals on top. Beautiful day but extremely crowded on the way down. | ||
| Posted Mar 13, 2004 6:08 pm | ||
| derbilly | Route Climbed: regular trail Date Climbed: Summer 1996 | |
| A good workout. | |
| Posted Feb 25, 2004 1:41 pm | ||
| flybigsky | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: Many times | |
| Climed this many times with my dad. Good "training" hike. Can get a little crowded. But it is a nice scramble and the view from the top is great. Great place to climb since it is close to the Seattle area. | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2004 6:09 pm | ||
| jtostenr | Route Climbed: South Face Direct Date Climbed: most recently January 31st, 2004 | |
| Very busy trail, and it gets old after climbing it so many times. However, it is still a great workout and nice and close. | |
| Posted Feb 3, 2004 1:33 am | ||
| Brian Jenkins | Route Climbed: Mt. Si Trail Date Climbed: January 25, 2004 | |
| Met up with my friend Steve to get a good workout hike in. Easy but strenuous trail up but the Haystack was covered in several inches of powdery snow, not really consolidated. I'm not much of an ice climber but was glad I brought two tools and crampons for the final bit. Got in a little mixed climbing up the last couloir/gully. The only sun we had this day was right as we hit the top - how perfect. Kept running into people on the trail on the way up who said they made it all the way to the summit but all their footprints ended at the small bench below the Haystack. If only they knew that that was where the fun began. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2004 9:58 pm | ||
| wildstar | Route Climbed: Old Si Trail Date Climbed: August 1994 | |
| Summited after spending some time sport climbing. | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2004 6:13 pm | ||
| vertx | Route Climbed: Normal/Old Trail Date Climbed: May 2002 | |
| Very crowded the day I went. I guess that is normal though. Climbed the Haystack from the backside, but wish I had my ropes and gear with me for a face climb. I would love to go back and give it a try. I don't have any beta on that...if anyone does, it would be appreciated. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2003 9:21 pm | ||
| dp | Route Climbed: normal Date Climbed: summer 2001 | |
| Just noticed that this is in SP. Did this one as a trail run (well.... I didn't run the scramble to the top of the haystack!). Dodging the bees through the brush to get to the base of the Haystack was the only part that wasn't a blast. Love the view from the top! | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2003 4:45 pm | ||
| sixsigmafool | Route Climbed: The Old Trtail Date Climbed: April 19, 2003 | |
| Great variation on an excellent local mountain. My first time on this trail, and it provides a nice diversion from the standared trail. A little tougher, it seems, but nice nonetheless. Excellent shape the entire way. Not too many people, although the lower section to Little Si was getting busy by 11:30. 2 hours, 18 minutes to the Haystack bench, with a full pack. 4 hours and 15 minutes round trip with a generous break at the top. Highly recommended for a change of scenery. | ||
| Posted Apr 20, 2003 10:15 pm | ||
| jasonconnell | Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: Many times 10/2002 last time | |
| A great trainer that's only 20 minutes from my house. | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2002 11:54 am | ||
| RStokes | Route Climbed: Old trail Date Climbed: Last: February, 2001 | |
| Nice elevation gain, close to Seattle and mile markers make for a great training mountain. Very popular trail (the standard trail), even in the winter months. The Old trail is much less crowded and doesn't have the markers. | |
| Posted Dec 14, 2002 11:45 pm | ||
| Dean | Route Climbed: Old Si Trail Date Climbed: May 14 1966 | |
| Mt. Si was the first peak, or mountain I ever climbed here in the northwest. I was going to the U of W in Seattle when a couple friends suggested we do a hike. The hike turned out to be Mt Si and all was well until we decided to climb the Haystack. I remember the feeling of nervousness (there actually is some exposure near the top) as we made our way up the last 20 or 30 feet. At the top, with about 12 other people already there, it felt good, yes a good feeling to be on such a lofty perch. The view was awesome and I knew that I was going to love being in the northwest cause most all of the mountains are bigger. Truly a good conditioner and a fun hike with a touch of a climb at the end. | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2002 7:07 am | ||
| sixsigmafool | Route Climbed: Standard Trail Date Climbed: November 24, 2002 | |
| Another great day to climb! Suprisingly for so late in the year, there was not a cloud around. The trail is in great shape, and nearly dry the entire way. Temps in the 30's-40's with a slight breeze. Along with the nice weather came a few more people, but it was still enjoyable. Started at 8 AM, reaching the base of the Haystack in 2 hours and 5 minutes. | ||
| Posted Nov 24, 2002 5:57 pm | ||
| Charlie | Route Climbed: Normal Trail Date Climbed: 11/3/02 | |
| This hike probably turned out to be the last good weather hike of the year. It was an unusually good day to be outside and the views from the top were great, as usual. I started at the trailhead at 8:30 am and I was down by 11:30 am. Its always best to start this hike early so you can avoid the crowd. I only saw 3 people on my way up but about 3 or 4 dozen on my way down. | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2002 10:21 am | ||
| Dulton | Route Climbed: Old Si Trail Date Climbed: 10/19/02 | |
| Took the Old Si Trail route. Saw one person on the way up (biiig shock for a saturday). The trail is in good condition, but is steeper than the main Si trail. The two main differences between the two trail is one: the main Si trail gets down to business at the start and quickly climbs up the mountain whereas the Old Si Trail meanders around not gaining much elevation in the first mile and two: SOLITUDE (at least compared to the mad rush to the summit on the main trail). The new Little Si trail/ Old Si Trail has been moved 800 feet down the Mt. Si road to keep people from walking by private residences. The beginning of the new trail is very rough and cut along a rocky old clearcut. As you are walking on the Little Si trail keep going straight past the sign that says "Little Si". The straight trail takes you too the "big" si summit in about the same distance as the main trail, just steeper. | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2002 11:42 pm | ||
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