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| SageHawk | Condor Roost  Date Climbed: May 30, 2009 | |
| Have climbed this one many times, usually by the standard route from Bear Gulch. Be sure to do the High Peaks trail while you are in the area. That's where the best scenery is in this park. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2009 8:32 pm | ||
| fedak | Trail Date Climbed: Dec 31, 2008 | |
| Annual new years trip to Pinnacles. Continued on to South Chalone http://www.fedak.net/albums/ChalonePeaks2008.html | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2009 4:02 pm | ||
| WickedRugged | Summited in Fog Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2008 | |
| My plan was to do North and South Chalone, but the weather didn't cooperate. Anticipating the weather report of 70 and sunny, I wasn't quite prepared for 45 and windy with light mist at times. Views weren't too bad, but I expect on a clear day they are spectacular. Bailed on South Chalone this time, maybe I'll try again when its warmer. Decent workout, 3 hours up and down including time at the top and taking a ton of pictures on the way down. | |
| Posted Mar 30, 2008 9:30 pm | ||
| mlarkin2002 | Up and Down Date Climbed: Mar 2, 2008 | |
| Up and down through the bear gulch cave. Windy day, so all the smog and haze were blown away; good views. Passed on S Chalone this time. | ||
| Posted Mar 2, 2008 11:31 pm | ||
| vancouver islander | Up, down and along Date Climbed: May 2, 2007 | |
| Up via the Rim Trail from the east side (Bear Gulch) in 1h 40m. Snooze/lunch on top. Down to the High Peaks junction, up, along the High Peaks Trail and down Condor Gulch to the car. Good workout, excellent views and perfect (not too hot) weather. Just under 6 hours car to car. My 6th or 7th visit to the Pinnacles. Enjoy it more every time. | |
| Posted May 9, 2007 8:42 pm | ||
| Wallylongridge | Eastside, The Trail Date Climbed: Feb 22, 2006 | |
| its hard to believe this place started in Santa Barbara. | |
| Posted Jan 31, 2007 10:40 pm | ||
| nikolai | 100+ degree day Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2005 | |
| We left Davis at 3AM or something crazy like that so we could get to the west enterance gate as soon as it electronically opened. We did some route over to the east enterance, then went up and down the Chalone trail then back over to the west side. It was a very hot day. This is a beautiful park. I wish it was closer. | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2006 3:50 am | ||
| lakenyon | Trail Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2005 | |
| Went up. | |
| Posted May 14, 2006 9:55 pm | ||
| 1000Pks | 3X Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2006 | |
| My 3X. Two hours to the top from Bear Gulch VC. Also did the High Peaks Trail to Condor Gulch Trail. Poor wildflower display, but trail was mostly dry and nice. Even spotted a condor. | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2006 4:27 pm | ||
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| Rad Thibidauoxx | Re: Nice day in the Pinnacles | |
| We didn't really do any bouldering except for like a V-0. It would have been better if we had our climbing shoes. | |
| Posted Apr 15, 2006 2:29 am | ||
| Fredd C Dobbs | Route Climbed: Chalone Peak Trail Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2006 | |
| Finally, a day without rain! Took advantage of the break in the weather to climb North Chalone Peak. Despite the recent heavy rains the trail was in great condition with no mud. There was a small portion of the trail which was flooded at the resevoir, but it was easily by passed. Nice time of year for this hike- everything is green! | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2006 3:54 am | ||
| Rad Thibidauoxx | Went with David Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2006 | |
| Good hike. Good views from the top. | |
| Posted Apr 5, 2006 4:50 am | ||
| McCannster | Nice day in the Pinnacles Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2006 | |
| A nice hike we did from Pinnacles, did some bouldering and scrambling on the way up. Great views from the summit. | |
| Posted Apr 2, 2006 11:52 pm | ||
| jakefrisbee | From Bear Gulch Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2006 | |
| Nice hike, well graded. Leave all the people at the Reservoir behind and go to North Chalone! We met a guy in the Bear Gulch parking lot who was going on a 30 mile trail run: up and over High Peaks, down to the West side, north wilderness trail, back to Bear Gulch, then out to North Chalone (which he called the "gut check" part) then back down with another loop through the High Peaks(?)! Anyways, he said he loves running there. It's humbling to meet people like that. | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm | ||
| davehead | Route Climbed: Chaparral Date Climbed: 6/16/05 | |
| Decided I didn't want to drive all the way around to Bear Gulch and needed to get in a good hike, so I started from Chaparral on the West side. Started kinda late, 11:20am, and it was a little warm being June but some cloud cover helped about half way up to the summit. This is probably the toughest route as you have to climb over 1000 ft to reach the High Peaks Trail, then descend almost 900 ft back down to Bear Gulch Reservoir before climbing about 1750 ft to the summit. It really gets tough having to climb again after the inital 1750 descent to Bear Gulch Reservoir on the way back. | ||
| Posted Aug 16, 2005 2:21 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: There's a choice? Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2005 | |
| Pleasant morning hike through Bear Gulch Caves up to the peak, and back through the High Peaks. | |
| Posted Feb 9, 2005 12:57 am | ||
| Hack | Route Climbed: North Chalone Trail Date Climbed: 1994 | |
| Climbed this peak several times when I was younger, climbed with the family during summer trips to the pinnacles | ||
| Posted Jul 23, 2004 3:53 am | ||
| blmcclain | Route Climbed: North Chalone Peak Trail Date Climbed: July 11th, 2004 | |
| Ok, not the most intelligent thing to do. I started out at the Bear Gulch parking lot at 11 am in the middle of July. I finished at 5 pm. Yes, right in the middle of the heat and it was very hot! Luckly, I packed 7 liters of water and drank ~5! The trail is well marked and well maintained. There is no shade on the route whatsoever. I was able to make it to the peak in 1:45 min (~4.5 miles). I decided to try my luck and summit South Chalone as well. See my summit log there for details. Overall, the views were nice, but I would recommend this hike in the late fall or early spring. The air quality will be better and you won't experience the sizzling of your brain tissue. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2004 5:55 pm | ||
| adampaul | Route Climbed: The trail :) Date Climbed: 19 March, 2004 | |
| Lovely hike on an exceptionally clear day. Exuberant wildflowers and a (possible) condor sighting made the hike even better. Bring plenty of water if it's hot (which it was)! Hike report and pics are here | |
| Posted Jun 21, 2004 3:30 am | ||
| Misha | Route Climbed: Regular Date Climbed: January 17, 2004 | |
| Very easy hike from the Eastern park entrance (Ranger Station). We only had a couple of hours to kill before the park closure and decided to check this hike out. Views from the top were nice on this very clear and warm winter day. What a great introduction to this wonderful park! (this was our first time there) | |
| Posted Jan 19, 2004 7:43 pm | ||
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