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| TheMaintenanceMan | Been there.....  Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006 | |
| Good day with decent views | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2009 5:36 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Yes, another one of these | |
| Another Washington peak where you spend 4,000 feet of climbing in the woods for a few hundred feet of climbing with views. | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2009 4:22 am | ||
| EverydayExplorer | Good "Get to Know Ya" Hike Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2009 | |
| Fun get to know you hike. It was good exercise and you didn't have to focus and could just chat while hiking. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2009 6:02 pm | ||
| bikejr | Hot day go early to beat crowds Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| One of those 90 degree days. Hiking by 7AM. Beat most of the heat and crowds. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2009 5:06 pm | ||
| kirkramble | Super foggy and wet, still a great workout. Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009 | |
| Had a great trip up Mailbox peak. Trail is in good shape, but a bit soggy and wet. Standing mud in a few places, but very passable. It was very foggy the day I went so the views were a little spooky. For a complete trip report, click below. Please note: My site is not monitized in anyway, but my report was to long to add here. http://www.teamramble.com/Mailboxpeak.html | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2009 6:48 pm | ||
| Merlin736 | Robust work out | |
| My first time we saw a ladder and fire hydrant on the summit with lots of Dr. Seuss books in the mailbox. The elevation gain, the grade, terrain and final pitch in the open are all spectacular. In the spring, many hikers are training for Liberty Ridge. I met a search and rescue team once looking for a lost hiker who called on his cell after he lost the trail around the rock field. The summit section can potentially be nasty with the wind, precip, and footing. The mailbox is one of those hikes you finish thankful to not have twisted anything. | |
| Posted Mar 6, 2009 10:35 pm | ||
| QuetzalCoatl | with Laurie Lohrer on an arctic day Date Climbed: Feb 24, 2005 | |
| cold and chilly and steep with a poor trail before that | |
| Posted Dec 20, 2008 5:17 pm | ||
| Justin Pucci | Mailbox Peak Date Climbed: May 11, 2008 | |
| This mountain definitely lives up to its reputation. The terrain is steep, the trail is rough and difficult to follow at times, and the last few hundred vertical feet are quite the workout! My wife and I climbed Mailbox when there was still a significant amount of snow on it. The upper slopes were completely covered with only a bit of the summer rock field visible. When we reached the lowest of the upper slopes, the visibility was low and it was snowing. Trudging up through the clouds and snow was slow, but a great experience. The summit had a rather large cornice and the typical mailbox was nowhere to be found. Instead there was a small Tupperware box with some papers and a register in it. There were no views beyond a few feet in either direction because of the now blowing snow. This climb actually had quite the mountaineering feel to it! | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2008 7:26 pm | ||
| WeatherMan | 3:40 C2C Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2008 | |
| Got to the top this time... ate, climbed down, went to work, good way to start the morning. | |
| Posted Jul 4, 2008 5:13 pm | ||
| BKW | Checking the Mail Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| At about 1.5 miles I was really wishing I hadn't loaded my bag with all that dead weight. It looked like a new mailbox judging on the pictures I've seen. | |
| Posted Jun 29, 2008 8:46 pm | ||
| cthomson | took the scenic route | |
| quickly became lost, but eventually found the trail; Mailbox was down. | |
| Posted Jun 14, 2008 12:36 am | ||
| lneher | Trail update with map Date Climbed: May 17, 2008 | |
| I talked with a hiker in the parking lot (70-75ish)before starting up, and he said he got turned back by rain last year. Then I ran into him on the road on the way back, and he turned around because the orange tree marks ended. I had the exact same problem near three adjacent marked trees around 3400-3450'. When in doubt, stay left, and if you lose the trail, traverse left (north) until intersecting the main trail. The attached map shows how the main trail (dotted-yellow) stays on the ridge, and heads due East. The WTA has improved the lower portion of the trail, and added a new trail marker that warns the Mailbox trail isn't up to WTA standards. :-) | |
| Posted May 23, 2008 1:46 am | ||
| BrandonBlair | Much fun Date Climbed: May 11, 2008 | |
| We climbed this peak with the recognition that it would present some difficulty. My partner and I made good time up the first two thirds, maybe about an hour and a half. When we broke out of the trees, the snow was about a foot thick. At this time of year, be careful in this section. We punched through to the rocks below on a couple of occasions. The water below the trail has carved out some hollows. We stopped about 200 vertical feet short of the summit, for lack of necessary gear. Perhaps it's been unusually cold this year. I would recommend crampons, ski poles, ice axe, gaiters, good parka and pants (waterproof), and extra water. This climb was difficult, as advertised, but we were not prepared for the ice, and commensurate exposure, near the top. I'll be back next weekend. | |
| Posted May 12, 2008 11:20 am | ||
| WeatherMan | Waist deep drifts Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2008 | |
| Made it to within 100 vertical feet of the summit, but decided better of it when we got on the final pitch. Wasn't 100% comfortable going up the last slope with all the new snow (waist deep drifts lower down). Amazing views none-the-less, with Seattle skyline shimmering in the afternoon sun way below. Will definately be back to tag the summit later this spring. | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2008 8:03 pm | ||
| littlefrantz | :) Date Climbed: May 5, 2007 | |
| :) | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2008 11:32 pm | ||
| Redwic | The Mailbox is M.I.A. Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2007 | |
| I was a little disappointed that the summit mailbox was missing, at the time of my first MailBox Peak excursion. I was not at all disappointed with the hike, however. WHAT A HIKE! This is an EXCELLENT training hike for bigger & more-technical summits. I was shocked how many people were on the trail at the same time as me. There was snow on the ground during the second (upper) half of the trail; those areas were quite slick in places & required extra caution during the descent. | |
| Posted Nov 23, 2007 5:45 pm | ||
| gimpilator | No View Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007 | |
| Gareth and I are training for Kilimanjaro. We made it up in 1:50. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2007 1:04 pm | ||
| nasak | butt kicker Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2007 | |
| I was a bit dehydrated and this climb was a butt kicker. Made it to the top though. Clouds were low, but still had a rewarding view. A buddah and a bottle of whiskey were up in the mailbox.... as one climbing partner put it: we were left to choose our own way to elightenment. :) | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2007 2:46 am | ||
| EastKing | Waited for sun..... Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2007 | |
| for one hour on the summit, but instead got another surprise, RAIN . Still I made it on top (at a very slow 2 hours and 45 minutes) and got to check out the two cool mailboxes with countless junk in them. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2007 8:29 pm | ||
| bmwboarder7 | Steep Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2007 | |
| Definitely a good steep hike. Lots of good exercise. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2007 11:54 pm | ||
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