San Gorgonio Climber's Log

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mlarkin2002 - Oct 10, 2006 3:28 am

Ill-prepared dayhike attempt via Vivian Ck. Trail

Summer, 1993.

Decided on a whim to attempt San Gorgonio. Took a day pack filled with a bunch of crap that I didn't need. Wore boots that were not meant for hiking. Didn't pack sunscreen. ... etc ... Made it to 1/4mi below summit (where the Dollar Lk. trail joins from the N. side), then decided to take a nap on some rocks near the trail. Woke up completely sunburned and dehydrated. Decided to get down ASAP - my only good decision of the day.

whaynal

whaynal - Oct 4, 2006 2:05 am Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2006

Finally I Stand On Top  Sucess!

Third time's a charm. I went up the Fish Creek trail, which I find to be prettier than Vivian Creek. The old plane wreck looks like big chunks of scrap metal now, but it is still interesting.

With careful driving, I managed to get my '01 Accord all the way to the trail head, despite what the rangers said.

Since then I've done Vivian Creek Trail as part of a nine-peaks trip on 06.17.06

MakeItHappen

MakeItHappen - Sep 24, 2006 6:14 pm Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2006

Slog  Sucess!

Vivian Creek. Long slog of a hike. 6hrs up - 3:40 down. First 2 miles out of Vivian Creek are tough - going down as well. On the summit the SB Sheriff's landed their chopper - we were told by a deputy they were looking for two missing hikers. Wild stuff - bit of a meloncholy summit at that point. Smog obstructed the view but you could see Big Bear Lake and San Jacinto.

surgent

surgent - Sep 18, 2006 7:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2001

Worth every step  Sucess!

Exhausting all-day hike. Took the Vivian Creek Route. Wonderful views, happy to be down afterwards... visited my 3-month old niece afterwards.

Kialv2

Kialv2 - Sep 14, 2006 4:36 pm Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2006

Vivian Snow  Sucess!

2nd time on this peak, first time in the winter. We camped one night at hi-creek, and woke up early to make the summit. It was really windy, there were little "snow tornados" everywhere, but it was an absolutely breathtaking winter wonderland experience.

NavySeabee

NavySeabee - Sep 11, 2006 3:41 pm Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2006

Vivian Creek Trail  Sucess!

Glorious day! Views were in excess of 75 miles in all directions. Have never seen Baldy so clear in the summer. Still good water flow at High and Halfway Camps. 5 hours up, about 3h 45m down. Great, rugged (in spots!) trail hike. As far as mileage...have to agree with Gary Suttle's book.

Smith93

Smith93 - Sep 10, 2006 4:08 am Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2006

8000 Meter Challenge  Sucess!

The second peak of the 8000 Meter Challenge. It started out very hot but the higher I climbed the cooler it got. I had beautiful views from the top, I could see Mt. Baldy but San Jacinto had clouds arround it. I began hiking to the top at 10:15am and got back to my car at 6:00pm, my feet were very sore by this point but I still had to go climb San Jacinto.

Travis_

Travis_ - Sep 7, 2006 3:47 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2004

Via Vivian Creek  Sucess!

Great hike with the outdoorclub.org. Hiked via Vivian Creek.

SamG

SamG - Sep 2, 2006 3:38 am

AHH  Sucess!

Fun climbed 3 times twice up vivian creek and one in fishermans camp good long dayhike

danny-boy

danny-boy - Aug 27, 2006 1:31 am Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2005

Halloween hike  Sucess!

I had the mountain to myself, except my dad at Vivian Creek camp - only me between camp and the Summit, up and down.

mdash

mdash - Aug 26, 2006 7:26 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2004

Vivian Creek Trail  Sucess!

Food poisoning the day before; late start--had to get the permit; TONS of mosquitos; lots of people and Boy Scouts on the Vivian trail, so took a different way down and got lost. For 13 miles I saw NO ONE. Finally bushwhacked down to the river and was stung by bee--all for a beautiful view from the highest peak between the Sierras and Mexico.

BLT

BLT - Aug 21, 2006 8:13 pm Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006

Vivian Creek Trail  Sucess!

6 hours up, 4.5 down. My first 5,000'+ day ever.

thebeave7

thebeave7 - Aug 20, 2006 4:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2006

9 Peaks Traverse

The last of the 9 peaks traverse, perfect weather on the trail, long and tiring day.

derbilly

derbilly - Aug 17, 2006 4:10 pm Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2005

SoCal HP Extravaganza  Sucess!

3rd SoCal HP. Vivian Creek trail.

Blair

Blair - Aug 12, 2006 11:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2006

Second time's the charm...  Sucess!

Camped at high creek, left camp at 4am and summited at 745am! The view was even more amazing than I was anticipating. We were alone on the summit to enjoy the moment.

UPDATED- 5-24-08 Myself and 3 friends climbed the Middle east chute on the North Face for some spring skiing. Climbing up the face with 35+ lbs of ski shit was tough, but happy to get the North Face done!

kngalaric

kngalaric - Aug 9, 2006 4:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006

Did this right before the Pioneertown fire  Sucess!

I don't remember how many times I've been to the top of San G. Great peak, but I've never had very good summit views.

ckc - Aug 8, 2006 5:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2006

Up South Fork, Down Vivian Creek  Sucess!

Spectacular view of San Jacinto along the Sky High Trail section, but haze obscured all but the summit of Old Baldy and practically everything else. This hike took longer than expected (14 hours) so I probably wasn't in shape for it.

sdhager

sdhager - Aug 5, 2006 9:36 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2006

Route Climbed: Vivian Creek TH  Sucess!

Long Day!! Extremely cold and windy on summit. Awesome views of San Jacinto. Stayed above clouds the whole day.

Guilty

Guilty - Jul 22, 2006 7:47 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 1998

Vivian Creek  Sucess!

I hiked up with friend Trayce S. and we then skied/snowboard 1/2 down. Tough going up without crampons. Making it for a long day.
Great skiing down to the bent tree.

Guilty

Guilty - Jul 22, 2006 6:41 am Date Climbed: Sep 21, 1997

Vivian Creek  Sucess!

Slept at Forest Falls the night before from a ZZ-top concert at Blockbuster. Feeling drowsey from the night before so I slept in til 9:15. Took a great nap on top an made it down at 4:45pm.

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