Re: Mt Langley
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:05 am
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jareds wrote:REI has a 100% money back guarantee - go buy a sweet setup and return it when you're done, some city-slicker gearhead will pop like 5 boners at the annual gear sale because of you.
jareds wrote:REI has a 100% money back guarantee - go buy a sweet setup and return it when you're done, some city-slicker gearhead will pop like 5 boners at the annual gear sale because of you.
ashbal wrote:I have heard the New Army trail is safer but longer to hike up the mountain. Is it more scenic than old army trail or less ?
Do I see any lakes if I hike up the new Army trail ?
Thanks
ashbal wrote:I have done 20 miles Round trip and reached the summit which is 4000 feet high from sea level in about 12 hrs. It may or may not take 12 hrs for me in Mt Langley but if I start early may be around 4 at the trail head, we might come back around 4 in the evening and then we have a 6 hrs drive back to Sunnyvale,CA. Hence the early start.
huntersthompson wrote:My two cents....Old Army Pass is better on every level than New Army Pass. More scenic...more direct....actually feels like climbing as opposed to walking...great for newbies getting a sense of the next step...plus makes for fantastic photos in that lake filled valley....I have travelled up both trails and whole-heartedly endorse Old Army Pass....don't buy the claims that you may read that it isn't maintained and can be hard to find...the use trail is obvious....if you can't stay on that, there may be other problems...
EasternSierra wrote:ashbal wrote:I have done 20 miles Round trip and reached the summit which is 4000 feet high from sea level in about 12 hrs. It may or may not take 12 hrs for me in Mt Langley but if I start early may be around 4 at the trail head, we might come back around 4 in the evening and then we have a 6 hrs drive back to Sunnyvale,CA. Hence the early start.
I don't know how good of shape you're in (perhaps you're a professional runner or something) but I think your plan sounds pretty ambitious and a good recipe for a headache. You should at least sleep at the Cottonwood Lakes trailhead to acclimatize before you start your day hike.
I did Mt. Langley on July 4, 2010. We backpacked to Cottonwood Lake #2 (~11000ft), slept there, started hiking around 8 or 9, and probably got back down to camp at 4 or 5 in the afternoon pretty tired. You're talking about sleeping at Lone Pine (~4000ft), driving to the trailhead, doing a 20+ mile hike from 10,000ft to 14,000ft, and then driving back to Silcon Valley afterwards. Good luck with that!
EasternSierra wrote:ashbal wrote:I have done 20 miles Round trip and reached the summit which is 4000 feet high from sea level in about 12 hrs. It may or may not take 12 hrs for me in Mt Langley but if I start early may be around 4 at the trail head, we might come back around 4 in the evening and then we have a 6 hrs drive back to Sunnyvale,CA. Hence the early start.
I don't know how good of shape you're in (perhaps you're a professional runner or something) but I think your plan sounds pretty ambitious and a good recipe for a headache. You should at least sleep at the Cottonwood Lakes trailhead to acclimatize before you start your day hike.
I did Mt. Langley on July 4, 2010. We backpacked to Cottonwood Lake #2 (~11000ft), slept there, started hiking around 8 or 9, and probably got back down to camp at 4 or 5 in the afternoon pretty tired. You're talking about sleeping at Lone Pine (~4000ft), driving to the trailhead, doing a 20+ mile hike from 10,000ft to 14,000ft, and then driving back to Silcon Valley afterwards. Good luck with that!