Old Man Mountain Climber's Log
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| BCL | From Fordyce Summit  Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2012 | |
| From Fordyce Summit with my Dad. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2012 1:05 pm | ||
| bigsuit | Fordyce Summit | |
| Super fun scrambly hike. I'm from NH and we have "The Old Man in the Mountain" as our state symbol so this was a fitting hike for me. Awesome views and fun climbing, also the mines are pretty cool, you can find huge chunks of pyrite "fools gold" in the tailings. P.S. there is a great swimming hole on fordyce creek about 1/4 mile downstream from where you end up at the bottom of the canyon. you can see it on your descent. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2012 2:28 pm | ||
| scoob | SE slope scramble Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2011 | |
| loving it. early morning solo. had to wade through fordyce creek, lots of water. air a little smokey in canyons. nice hike... | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2011 7:24 pm | ||
| ckerth | South Slope Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2011 | |
| Started from Eagle Lakes Road, shortly after exiting Highway 80. All of the road was still deep under snow. Ran into a large black bear while dropping into Fordyce Creek. Managed to stumble across Carlisle Mine while climbing the south slope. There was enough snow to cross directly over the ~20ft mine cut into the earth. Fun climbing on the way to the summit. | |
| Posted Apr 14, 2011 8:09 am | ||
| Darren9 | Good stuff | |
| Great peak with no official trails to the top. Lots of different and fun ways to climb it. | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2009 2:59 pm | ||
| derbilly | Southeast Slope Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2008 | |
| Climbed Signal Pk and Old Man Mnt. | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2008 3:31 pm | ||
| SpiceMan | Rocky Rock Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2007 | |
| Went with David. It was a good hike and took longer than expected because of the rocks. It was fun crossing Fordyce Creak (which should be a river) on a fallen over log. We made a really good cairn on top. | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2007 8:47 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Fun day Date Climbed: Feb 2, 2007 | |
| Excellent outing out of I-80 with Bob, climbing Black Buttes first, then heading over here. Very scenic area, especially for this part of the Sierra. Highly recommended winter outing. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2007 2:15 am | ||
| Bob Burd | Winter climb Date Climbed: Feb 2, 2007 | |
| Climbed with Matthew as a winter outing on snowshoes. Long Day. Trip Report | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2007 11:49 pm | ||
| McCannster | Southeast Slope Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2007 | |
| Did the southeast slope of Old Man. Parked on Fordyce Lake Rd at the gap, descended into the valley, then ascended the class 3 all the way to the summit. Four miles and four hours. Fun hike. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2007 11:04 pm | ||
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