San Jacinto Peak Climber's Log

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ahaass

ahaass - Feb 24, 2005 2:20 pm

Route Climbed: Palm Springs Tram, Idylwilde National Forest Date Climbed: August 2001, September 2003  Sucess!

Bagged the peak twice. Both summer. Once from teh east once from Idylwilde side. I'll go again anytime!

Dennis Poulin

Dennis Poulin - Feb 6, 2005 1:48 pm

Route Climbed: Round Valley Date Climbed: 3 Feb 2005  Sucess!

A great climb in winter. Beautiful views in all directions

tonyo

tonyo - Feb 5, 2005 8:25 pm

Route Climbed: Round Valley Date Climbed: February 5, 2005  Sucess!

No wind and mild temps. This was the third time I've been up there in the winter, but the first time I've summited. The views were awesome.

WRGruener

WRGruener - Jan 14, 2005 4:46 pm

Route Climbed: The Tram and Humber Park via Devils Slide Date Climbed: Once in the 70's again in the 80's  Sucess!

Backpacked in the winter from the tram with a friend. The early days with homemade gaiters, $4.99 sleeping bag, and $9.99 tent. The winds ripped our tent while doing the summit, but we moved it to a more sheltered spot and fortified with branches - it was a blast!



Dayhiked from Humber Park

flotzilla

flotzilla - Dec 31, 2004 6:40 pm

Route Climbed: Humber park trailhead Date Climbed: December 10 2002  Sucess!

Always a good time.

vubui

vubui - Dec 28, 2004 1:26 pm

Route Climbed: From the tram Date Climbed: July 24, 2004  Sucess!

It was a nice and cool day, took a few well paced climbing hours, with a nice clear day to greet us at the top. Absolutely beautiful.

sidhayes - Nov 7, 2004 11:39 am

Route Climbed: Cactus to Clouds Date Climbed: November 6, 2004

A great weather day as three of us ascended the Cactus to Clouds trail to the tram station. First time for them; my third. A 3:24:08 ascent; not my best but about 2 miles of snow slowed the pace.

Steve Larson

Steve Larson - Nov 5, 2004 10:47 pm

Route Climbed: Round Valley Date Climbed: January 1979  Sucess!

Schlepped our way up from the tram on three-pins in perfectly ghastly snow conditions. Boy, some klister would have been nice! The summit, as seems typical for winter, was caked in rime. It's actually extremely beautiful, if it weren't for the fact that the snow was in more or less the same condition. So, we enjoyed the blue skies, took in the 360-degree view of the SoCal brown haze, and ogled the upper reaches of the Snow Creek route before heading down. A fun outing despite the lousy snow.

usarock69

usarock69 - Nov 3, 2004 7:37 pm

Date Climbed: December 2003  Sucess!

We took the tram and then hiked to the top. Lots of snow, so the progress was slower than we expected, but still made it to the top in good time. The trees were covered in ice, it was a winter wonderland. Views were great, kind of weird to stand on a snow-covered peak looking into the desert. Well, this is California after all. We had a blast, the trip added to the great athmosphere of Xmas.

And now... - Oct 4, 2004 2:43 pm

Route Climbed: Round Valley Date Climbed: Oct. 3, 2004  Sucess!

Stayed the night in Round Valley. First time to SJ summit. Left camp with Dave Gloss at 3am for a beautiful clear day and breathing taking sunrise on top. A must in S. CA. Thanks SJ.



Don Nelsen

Don Nelsen - Sep 24, 2004 8:42 pm

Route Climbed: Round Valley Date Climbed: May 5th, 2002  Sucess!

My first trip up to the summit - the easy way this time. My favorite S Cal mountain.

Al

Al - Sep 8, 2004 11:23 am

Route Climbed: Marion Mtn trail Date Climbed: Jul 18, 04  Sucess!

Although not the highest, probably one of the best hills i've been up in CA

tahoeberne

tahoeberne - Aug 13, 2004 11:41 pm

Route Climbed: Marion Mtn Date Climbed: 1966 summertime  Sucess!

While living in Los Angeles I took the long drive and summited via the Marion Mtn trail.

t511a

t511a - Jul 21, 2004 8:27 pm

Route Climbed: Round Valley Date Climbed: Summer '98, '99, '00....  Sucess!

Great views of desert floor and surrounding peaks. Some great bouldering in Round Valley too. Have made a couple attempts at the summit from the bottom off Ramon Rd, but could never seem to finish due to time or health concerns. I'm workin on it though...

forjan

forjan - Jun 28, 2004 9:21 pm

Route Climbed: Marion Mountain Date Climbed: June 27, 2004  Sucess!

A much better than anticipated hike in terms of scenery. Very green for this part of Southern California mountains. I hiked with Gibran Begum and Steven Sauter. We leisurely made the top in about 5 hours from the Marion Mtn trailhead. Several other hikers on top, mainly coming up via the Palm Springs tramway (Round Valley route). I took a side trip and bagged nearby Miller Peak (10,400') and Cornell Peak (9750') to the east of San Jacinto. I enjoyed the fun, class 3 climb up Cornell Peak. Quite a view to the north: 9000+ ft of relief, down to the windmills near Palm Springs.

Shaun Matyas

Shaun Matyas - Jun 11, 2004 7:36 pm

Route Climbed: The Marion Mountian Route Date Climbed: January 8, 2004  Sucess!

After climbing San Gorgonio, I had the climb its neighbor San Jacinto, Splendid climb, there is even a stone cabin-like shelter at the top, equipped with bunk beds, which are great for snow conditions.

395guy

395guy - Jun 1, 2004 4:30 pm

Route Climbed: Cactus to Clouds Date Climbed: May 31, 2004 (Memorial Day)  Sucess!

All my planning ahead paid off into a great hike, one that I had looked forward to for quite some time. The weather ended up hotter in Palm Springs (105 on this day) than I had hoped for. Had just enough water. It was nice to refill in Long Valley. Left Palm Springs from Ramon Road at 6:50am. Was in Long Valley at 12noon. Was on the peak at 2:05pm. Great day. Read my trip report ("Cactus to Clouds on Memorial Day") for more detailed information.

songhiker

songhiker - Apr 22, 2004 2:23 pm

Route Climbed: Cactus to Tram Date Climbed: April 17th, 2004

I've been wanting to do this hike for awhile, and finally did it last weekend with a friend of mine. Was warm and sunny at the bottom, then started snowing around 6,000 ft.! It was absolutely gorgeous watching the fresh powdery flakes dusting the trees and the trail ahead of us.. The snow was blowing everywhere and it was really windy on top. Then we ducked into the sheltered restaurant where we chowed thankfully on real food. Several Bailey's and coffee's later, we took the 15 minute tram ride down. Amazing hike! I felt pretty darn proud of ourselves until I found out that a guy who works at the tram ran up in 3 hours. Wow.

Rick Kent

Rick Kent - Mar 10, 2004 6:38 pm

Route Climbed: Round Valley / Wellman Divide Date Climbed: 2/28/04  Sucess!

Did a snowshoe hike from Long Valley to Wellman Divide and then countoured around Jean and up to Jacinto. Three feet of fresh snow made for a great day. No need to go up to Wellman Divide. Next time I'll just make a more direct route like everyone else. Took ice axe and crampons but they weren't needed.

Dean G. - Feb 23, 2004 11:37 am

Route Climbed: Marion mtn trail to the summit Date Climbed: February 18, 2004  Sucess!

Long day hike but beautiful views to Palm Springs Valley and San Bernardino Range. Glad I made it to the top!

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