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| Redwic | Nice Two-Summit Hike  Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009 | |
| First I summited Guadalupe Peak, then El Capitan. Some hikers told me in advance that hiking up El Capitan was illegal, but a couple of rangers said it was OK (but that the terrain on the peak left much to be desired). Great scenery, and I was the first person on either summit that day. I did not see a summit register or jar. | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2009 11:27 am | ||
| JDrake | A little tougher than it looked... Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2009 | |
| Bushwacked from GP trail. I chose to decend a little before the "normal" route just before the last sign. Guadalupe is a breeze -- El Capitan is not. Couldn't find the "jar" to sign on the true summit. Carn was scattered on false summit. It's interesting to follow the ridge and get a little close, but not too close... | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2009 2:48 am | ||
| robot one | Guadalupe Trail Route Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2008 | |
| Climbed on the way down?? from Guadalupe Mtn. campsite. Sore as a boiled owl from the day before. One of the Guadalupe best | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2008 2:44 pm | ||
| Sam Page | Gambled . . . and almost lost | |
| I scrambled over here from Guadalupe Peak in early January 1994. Rather than climbing back up to the trail, I gambled and descended a canyon which, according to my map, would eventually intersect a trail, making for a grand circuit. After descending roughly 1000 feet, I was chagrinned to discover that the canyon funnelled into an unavoidable fifty-foot cliff. Rappel slings at the top of the precipice were not encouraging. My choice was to climb back up about 1500 feet to the trail or downclimb the cliff. I opted for the latter. About midway down, I found myself in hard 5th-class climbing. I remember thinking that it felt like a 5.9 climb that I had done many times. At that point I dropped my pack and was not encouraged by the result. The pack landed with a crash on the steep slope below and went careening down the hillside flailing through spiky bushes. I cleared my head and calmly finished the downclimb without mishap. | |
| Posted May 4, 2008 12:18 pm | ||
| cacheshier | El Cap via steep down climb from GP and cliff edge hike Date Climbed: Mar 3, 2007 | |
| My partner and I traversed to El Capitan from Guadalupe Peak on a beautiful early spring day with little or no wind via a short and relatively easy 4th or 5th class down climb through a narrow tree lined gully southwest of the summit of GP followed by an awesome hike along the entire western cliff edge. The cliff views and exposure are absolutely incredible to say the least! | ||
| Posted Oct 24, 2007 1:40 pm | ||
| MikeTX | Bushwack from Guadalupe Peak Trail Date Climbed: Apr 30, 2007 | |
| My brother and I summited GP and then bushwacked over to EC. We didn't make the true summit, but scrambled to the false summit for some great views. | |
| Posted May 1, 2007 2:53 pm | ||
| tacoturner | scouting vertical rock routes Date Climbed: Jan 4, 2006 | |
| Took jeep over old Butterfield Stagecoach trail, hiked bone canyon to base of wall connecting Cap and Guadalupe to photograph possible technical rock routes. Hope to return next spring for successful western face summit. | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2007 4:48 pm | ||
| BigPsycheDadee | Highlight of the Park | |
| Crossed over after summitting Guadalupe Peak. Looks like I left the main trail a little higher up than ideal. The wind was crazy, especially in the notch between the two peaks. I'd hear a big gust approaching like a freight train, and I'd sit or lay down before it hit. The wind seemed to mellow slightly towards sunset. | |
| Posted Feb 17, 2007 8:57 pm | ||
| km_donovan | #5 of 8 Texas 8,000 footers Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2006 | |
| Summited April 14, 2006 along with 4 other 8,000 foot peaks in the Guadalupe’s that day. It took me 3 hours round trip back to the Guadalupe Trail after a long day of climbing. I could not find the summit register. | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2006 2:34 am | ||
| easleygone | Route Climbed: Guadalupe Peak Trail Date Climbed: Nov 1995 | |
| This can be harder than it looks!! Do not attempt this with shorts on.....everything has thorns or spikes or something nasty on it. Wind can be ferocious. You will quickly forget about the casual stroll up to the summit of Guadalupe Peak, however, the hard earned view from El Capitan will be more than worth it. You can almost see into tomorrow and back into yesterday!! I would guess only 1 in every 1000 that climbs G P attempts El Capitan. I recommend it! Also, gloves, sturdy boots, long pants, and a good hiking stick(or ice axe) are a must. | ||
| Posted Dec 2, 2005 5:48 pm | ||
| paclimber | Route Climbed: Bushwack from Guadalupe Peak Trail Date Climbed: October 10, 2004 | |
| I don't know enough adjectives to describe this spectacular mountain. Views from atop the cliffs of El Capitan are breathtaking. Reading the other summit log entries, I guess I got lucky -- I had NO wind. It was a perfectly calm, cloudless day, temps in the mid 70's. Found mountain lion leg bones with flesh and hair still on them along my route. I wish I had more time to explore, but that's just a reason for me to return. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2004 6:10 pm | ||
| Brian Jenkins | Route Climbed: Bushwhack Date Climbed: April 17, 2004 | |
| Decended from Guadalupe Peak a bit further east on the trail, from just a bit past the last washout. Made my way over to the edge of the ridge slowly as I was busting bushes to make sure there were no rattlesnakes (Hey, I'm from Oregon. I just assume they are everywhere in Texas.) Neat ridge with terrific vertical walls. The wind was ferocious especially near the saddle where there appears to be a huge bite taken out of the ridge. It really was gusting through there and almost knocked me on my ass a few times. Picked my way to what I thought was the summit where there was a nice little cairn. Looked further and there was another summit at the end of the ridge that appeared to be the same height. So, I HAD to hit that one too to make sure. Faint trail helped me easily get over there and sat on the edge of the big vertical drop and enjoyed a snack. Headed back and once I hit the saddle the wind was BACK. I would bet it was at least 60 mph, if not more. Decided to take what looked like a mellower ridge back and picked the far right one as you look at Guadalupe Peak from El Cap's saddle. Made my way over there and then did some third class scrambling up on mostly bare rock. Wind knocked me into the rock several times. Got up high on the ridge and then traversed onto the next ridge over to the east. Once over that one I traversed more until I got back to the trail at the point of the first switchback after the bridge and pass there. Then cruised the trail back to camp and had some steaks. Very cool place. | |
| Posted Apr 19, 2004 7:32 pm | ||
| petersbike | Route Climbed: Bushwhack from Guadalupe Peak trail Date Climbed: March 5 2004 | |
| Done with snow on the ground and crazy strong winds. Unbelievable winds ,lasting 5 - 10 seconds almost blowing me over, I had to use walking stick as tripod device. Eventually got into rhythm where wind would blow , wind would stop, i would hike , then whole cycle would start again. The summit of El Capitan is definitely the prize , amazing views. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2004 9:38 am | ||
| goat14er | Route Climbed: Guadalupe Peak trail - then scrambled over Date Climbed: January 10, 2003 | |
| I didn't have much time to get over to this one and enjoy it as the sun was setting and my two companions were waiting for me over on the top of Guadalupe Peak. The climb up this one isn't too tricky, but staring down the sides of this monolith is a pretty heart-quickening experience! Talk about a pretty commanding view... | |
| Posted Jan 23, 2004 1:01 pm | ||
| truchas | Route Climbed: Guadalupe Peak Trail Date Climbed: January 1, 2004 | |
| What a great way to spend New Years Day. The bushwack and the extremely high winds made this a bit more difficult that it looks, but a very satisfying climb after failing because of fog last year. | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2004 5:52 pm | ||
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