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| Desert Solitaire | Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge Date Climbed: January 6-7, 2006 | |
| Great route with lots of snow. Will be back again for it. Trip Report | |
| Posted Jan 10, 2006 7:22 pm | ||
| dpsiebert | Route Climbed: PCT from Sage Flat Date Climbed: October 29, 2005  | |
| Beautiful clear day, light winds. Dayhiked starting at 6:30AM, summit 12:15, backed to trailhead 4:20. The cooler autumn temps made hiking up the east side quite enjoyable. | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2005 1:43 pm | ||
| Langenbacher | Route Climbed: From Sage Flat. Date Climbed: July 4, 1976 | |
| After a long hike to the pass, mosquitos were horrible, so we took off on a new looking trail - it ended in half a mile and we followed wooden stakes which marked the future route of the PCT - it was under construction at that time. Camped half a mile from water, but it was worth it to get rid of the bugs. Climbed the next day. Great peak for the bicentennial ! | |
| Posted Oct 25, 2005 3:23 pm | ||
| tpdwr | Route Climbed: East slope & north ridge Date Climbed: October 9, 1980 | |
| From the powerline road west of Olancha. Up the slope and along a rocky ridge. Great fun! | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2005 10:13 pm | ||
| tiogap | Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: October, 1979 | |
| long day hike | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2005 10:57 pm | ||
| Guilty | Route Climbed: Sage Flat TH Date Climbed: 06/12/05 | |
| I went looking for a group of hikers who went in the day before. I had no idea what trail they went on. I followed there tracks to the base of Olancha. Found them and visit with them for hour, and then proceeded to climb the mountain. NO snow on top, but a few patches here and there. | |
| Posted Jun 14, 2005 7:00 pm | ||
| granite4brains | Route Climbed: Sage Flat TH Date Climbed: 05/14/05 | |
| Day hiked from the Sage Flat TH. Considerable amounts of snow made for a long day. Great views and a nice day. | |
| Posted May 18, 2005 2:42 pm | ||
| cbuelow | Route Climbed: Monache Meadows to the PCT Date Climbed: October 16, 2004 | |
| Reaching the trailhead is an adventure in and of itself. Drove in on the Monache Jeep Trail on Friday, camped along the South Fork Kern River and hiked up to the PCT on Saturday morning. Headed up the unmaintained trail through Cow Canyon, leaving from what is shown as Olivas Camp on some maps. Inadvertently hit the class 3 rock below the summit, close to the notch. Didn't see anyone all day until I ran into some deer hunters about a half mile from the trailhead. Only the third name in the summit register during October, and judging by the snow that started coming down about 12 hours after I left the summit, maybe the last of the season. A great adventure and a rewarding hike. | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2004 7:03 pm | ||
| agorokhov | Route Climbed: Sage Flat, PCT Date Climbed: May 22, 2004 | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2004 2:12 pm | ||
| kenhalama | Route Climbed: Sage Flat Road Trailhead Date Climbed: July 31, 2004 | |
| A group of five climbed to the peak after spending the night at the wrangler camp located at the northwestern end of Summit Meadows. The spring at at the camp was little more than a trickle but was enough to provide water for two days of camping and hiking. Weather during the trip was fantastic! We only saw two other hikers on the trail the entire time. | ||
| Posted Aug 1, 2004 10:01 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: Same as everyone else (from PCT, via Sage Flat TH) Date Climbed: May 28, 2004 | |
| Had intended to hike around Yosemite today, but threatening weather forced a change of plans. So I drove south until conditions looked better, and found myself hiking up Olancha. Unfortunately, the weather system also apparently moved south, leaving me with only a glimpse of views from amongst the clouds on the summit. It was a nice hike anyway, a bit under 9hrs CTC. The stretch of trail from Sage Flat up to Olancha Pass is quite scenic. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2004 2:12 pm | ||
| forjan | Route Climbed: Sage Flat, then from PCT Date Climbed: May 22, 2004 | |
| A long day hike with mdostby, agorokhov, Steven Sauter and his friend Glen. Outstanding views from the summit. We had another unspoiled, sunny day in the California Sierras. | |
| Posted May 24, 2004 1:34 pm | ||
| mdostby | Route Climbed: Sage Flat, From the PCT Date Climbed: May 22, 2004 | |
| This is one long-ass day hike! Nice weather. Awesome views from the summit. | |
| Posted May 23, 2004 3:32 pm | ||
| RSN473 | Route Climbed: From PCT Date Climbed: May 1997 | |
| Climbed Olancha Cartago on a solo trip - suffered through bad weather | |
| Posted Mar 4, 2004 6:15 pm | ||
| lidijagrazulis | Route Climbed: Class 2 scramble from PCT Date Climbed: June 9, 2002 | |
| Followed some misleading tracks and went off-trail a little too soon, only to find ourselves up on top of the peak just to the south of Olancha. Doh! So we begrudgingly scrambled back down the hill, then up to Olancha. Turned out to be a really long day... Great trip nonetheless! | |
| Posted Feb 19, 2004 12:49 pm | ||
| Guilty | Route Climbed: Monache Meadows/PCT Date Climbed: 07/14/95 | |
| Was in the area on a class field trip, so I decide to take a side trip to the summit. The high spring towards the top is one of the best water I have ever tasted. | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2003 8:08 pm | ||
| KathyW | Route Climbed: Sage Flat Date Climbed: 5/25/03 | |
| Memorial Day Weekend trip to Olancha Peak. Still plenty of snow along the PCT above 10,000 feet. Water was not a problem once we got to Olancha Pass. Great Views from the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2003 2:46 am | ||
| sierragator | Route Climbed: sage flat/pct Date Climbed: 6-1-03 | |
| second time on olancha peak, weather was perfect;views were outstanding. Summit was crowded this time out. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2003 6:58 pm | ||
| Dave K | Route Climbed: From the PCT Date Climbed: June 2000 | |
| I climbed Olancha two years ago. As I was headed down, another party was about to begin its ascent and planned to camp on the summit. Olancha would be a great place to summit camp, especially early in the season when snow is available, because it’s fairly flat and wouldn't be very difficult to climb with a light pack. Not much water in the area, so bring lots of water if you’re hiking later in the season. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2002 9:57 am | ||
| Rick Kent | Route Climbed: Sage Flat to Summit via PCT Date Climbed: oct 12, 2002 | |
| Dayhiked Olancha on 10/12/2002. This may have been a bit late in the year to attempt a long hike to Olancha, however the weather was great. Was in the dark (with flashlight) for 2 hours on the way down from the pass. Started a bit late at 7:45am. Last person to sign the summit register was Keith Richards over a month earlier. Even though most of the trail is dusty powder, I was thinking this was a bit easier than Whitney until that last long scramble over the rocks up to the top. Took 7.5 hrs to reach the summit (from Sage Flat) and 4.5 hrs back. Saw only 4 people the entire day (3 of which were hunters). Had a great sunset! | |
| Posted Oct 15, 2002 10:11 pm | ||
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