Ralston Peak Climber's Log
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| BrendanHickey | SW Ridge on a sunny day  Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2006 | |
| First time up Ralston. Picked the one day this week without t-storms in the forecast, and it ended up a perfect day. Trail to summit is snow-free, and it looks like most of Desolation Wilderness is melted out as well. Didn't see a soul the whole way up and down until I got back to the parking lot. What's this about overcrowded wilderness? | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2006 3:05 am | ||
| Desert_Solitaire | SW Ridge | |
| This was a great peak to ski up with an increadible view of Lake Tahoe and Desolation Wilderness. | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2006 4:42 am | ||
| jfrishmanIII | Many Times | |
| My grandfather and I used to hike Ralston all the time from our cabin at Echo Lake. East Ridge, North Ridge from Haypress Meadows, up the bowl from Ralston Lake. Great way to grow up! | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2006 4:15 am | ||
| SummitJunkie | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2005 | |
| Climbed with my 11 year old son. Good day hike. A must for anyone who just wants a good workout and a view!! | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2006 2:04 am | ||
| ckerth | Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: Feb 26, 2006 | |
| Had a great time snowshoeing to the top. It was very windy towards the summit though. Nice views of Desolation and Tahoe. | |
| Posted Feb 27, 2006 7:47 pm | ||
| BCL | Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2004 | |
| First peak in winter conditions. It got me hooked. | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2006 4:57 pm | ||
| Sierra Scrambler 30 | Route Climbed: Trail from Camp Sacramento Date Climbed: October 23, 2005 | |
| This was a tougher trail than I expected. Great views of Lovers Leap and Pyramid peak along the way. On the summit, an amazing view of Lake Tahoe and Desolation Wilderness. It was definently worth the trip. | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2005 8:29 pm | ||
| mparker | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: September 25, 2004 | |
| Good workout with not too many views for the first half but the end result is well worth it. On a clear day you can see Lake Aloha, Lake Tahoe, Echo Lake (Lower and Upper), and numerous lakes and peaks in the Desolation Wilderness region. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2005 1:31 am | ||
| k2link | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge/Mount Ralston trail Date Climbed: Sept 24, 2005 | |
| My new girlfriend JoAnn and I hiked to the summit on a gorgeous Fall day. It was warm all the way up, but cold and windy on the summit. When we first arrived, Fallen Leaf/Tallac/Lake Tahoe were obscured by low clouds (kinda' cool), but cleared away during our lunch on the summit. The views.... spectacular!! | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2005 11:12 am | ||
| ClimbingJunkie | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: August 31 2005 | |
| Climbed with my 11 year old son. Good day hike. A must for anyone who just wants a good workout and a view!! | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2005 8:12 pm | ||
| Richard McJagger | Route Climbed: Date Climbed: Summer 2003 | |
| From Lake of the Woods, on the trail along the ridge from the North. | ||
| Posted Aug 16, 2005 9:00 pm | ||
| DaveWillmott | Route Climbed: Horsetail Falls, Lake in Woods to Echo Lk trail. Date Climbed: Augst 7, 2005 | |
| A hot long day, a great hike with great scenery. We exited Camp Sacramento which makes for a great loop hike. Lunch at Lake in Woods with a cool swim was a welcome respite. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2005 12:34 pm | ||
| davis13 | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: July 2001 | |
| Climbed with my wife, Amy, and our dog CJ. Found out Amy was deathly afraid of heights when we topped out on the rocks. Thought I was going to have to carry both of them back to the car. It was very hot that day. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2005 9:22 am | ||
| bbirtle | Route Climbed: From/To US Route 50 Date Climbed: Sept 26, 1999 | |
| Uncrowded, fine weather, fine view from the summit -- especially to the rugged wilderness to the North. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2005 1:02 pm | ||
| Dow Williams | Route Climbed: East Ridge and Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: 1990's | |
| Use to ascend in winter and summer when I lived in Incline Village. Horsetail Falls is my faviorite part about this whole area. Mosquitos don't do well at Tahoe elevation, but for like 4 weeks, watch out up at these lakes. We camped along Lake Aloha and got nailed one year. I remember that like it was yesterday. Cheers! | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2005 1:11 pm | ||
| Eric L | Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: 23 Jan 2005 | |
| It was a very warm sunny day with no wind at all. The views where really cool because Tahoe was completely covered in fog due to an inversion. The snow coverage was good and I used snow shoes all the way to the top. | |
| Posted Jan 27, 2005 11:29 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Route Climbed: Traverse from Echo Peak over to Talking Mtn/Becker Peak Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2004 | |
| Fun hike/scramble/bushwhack around Echo Lakes: Flagpole Pk-Echo Pk-Ralston Pk-Talking Mtn-Becker Pk. | |
| Posted Nov 18, 2004 9:25 pm | ||
| tahoeberne | Route Climbed: SW Ridge and E Ridge one time Date Climbed: Numerous times in the 1980s until present | |
| For the least amount of effort, Ralston has one of the best views of Desolation, the Echo Lakes region and peaks to the south. Its wind-blown summit has sculptured some grotesque looking trees. I have climbed it dozens of times in the summer and snowshoed many times in the winter. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2004 10:36 pm | ||
| John | Route Climbed: Ralston Peak Trail Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2004 | |
| Nice peak with great views. I didn't know much about this peak other than the trailhead was off of US-50 and the summit trail was named after the peak. I was pleasantly surprised on my first, albeit unintentional, visit to the Desolation Wilderness. | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2004 1:03 am | ||
| ScottyS | Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: June 15, 2004 | |
| Climbed up the East Ridge during a week of fieldwork in the Desolation area. Started from the Echo Lake parking lot and descended the NE rib to Ralston Lake and the PCT. Lots of class 3, and not a few tourists. No Juniperus occidentalis on the East Ridge!!! ^$%#^&!!! | |
| Posted Jun 18, 2004 3:12 pm | ||
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