San Jacinto Peak Climber's Log

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kaine7

kaine7 - Mar 23, 2006 8:39 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2005

Don't Cut Switchbacks!  Sucess!

A beautiful hike from the tram station to San Jacinto Peak. Unfortunately, the 2004-05 snow season ended so late that we trudged through knee-deep soft-pack to get to the top. And snow wipes out switchbacks, meaning out trail disappeared several times and we had to free climb to get there, eventually ending up on the back side and spending several hours trying to find our way back.

We couldn't, and ended up walking down into Little Round Valley, and then bivouacking on a ridgeline south of Jean Peak for the night. We weren't packed for an overnight, but I learned that anything makes good tinder that night: paper, extra first aid supplies, and even the pockets of your clothing can be cut to stoke the fire (it didn't help that we had to build on snow).

An adventure, to be sure, worth remembering more than reliving, but certainly worth having!

Mark Doiron

Mark Doiron - Mar 22, 2006 6:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1963

Bagged With My Boy Scout Troop

Summited this while in Boy Scouts back in the early 60s (date climbed entry is estimated). We hiked the long way around from Idyllwild, logging 23 miles over an extended weekend. Afterward they gave us an award called "The Order of the Lead Balloon".

tjbst47

tjbst47 - Mar 8, 2006 9:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2005

San Jacinto Peak  Sucess!

Hiked from tram.

Augie Medina

Augie Medina - Mar 7, 2006 7:57 pm

Route Climbed: From Round Valley Date Climbed: Aug. 29, 1999  Sucess!

Packed in from Humber Park on the Devil's Slide Trail and set up camp at Round Valley the previous day. Today, we climbed San Jacinto Peak, headed south to a saddle and up to Jean Peak, and then came back across the same saddle and northeast to Miller Peak.

kolbi2112

kolbi2112 - Feb 26, 2006 6:55 pm Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2006

Round Valley  Sucess!

Went to summit via tram. Hardly any snow at all and very little ice. No need for snowshoes or crampons.

EManBevHills

EManBevHills - Feb 25, 2006 6:01 pm Date Climbed: Dec 11, 2004

Via Wellman's Divide  Sucess!

Solo ski bluebird day. Most recent of several successful winter summit attempts.

Augie Medina

Augie Medina - Feb 10, 2006 7:00 pm

Route Climbed: Round Valley Trail Date Climbed: March 5, 2005  Sucess!

Our group took the tram to the top to find the snow cover plentiful. So we put on our snowshoes and headed out. We reached the summit in just under 5 hours. It snowed on us all day and this added to the beauty and adventure. We got back to the tram before 5 pm.

jonnyboots

jonnyboots - Jan 22, 2006 1:49 pm

Route Climbed: marion mtn. trail Date Climbed: january 20, 2006  Sucess!

very icy. slow going. very clear day, no wind

peakbager

peakbager - Jan 19, 2006 10:12 pm

Route Climbed: Fuller ridge Date Climbed: July 1999  Sucess!

We hiked from fuller ridge to the summit and then down to round valley and road the tram down.

Nice peak

RyanMountain

RyanMountain - Jan 1, 2006 11:53 pm

Route Climbed: Devil's Slide Trail Date Climbed: 5/31/05  Sucess!

My partner and I were psyched for a short-ish hike after the 23 mile San Gorgonio trek the day before, but we underestimated this mountain! The weather was great for the trip, but we lost the trail near the top because of a deep layer of snow. So we ended up bushwhacking straight up the final approach to the top and we were so totally exhausted by the time we summited that we laid down on the summit rocks and took a nap. A somewhat frustrating experience, but I would do Jacinto again... just not the day after Gorgonio!

big_g

big_g - Dec 26, 2005 6:53 pm Date Climbed: Dec 25, 2005

Route Climbed: Round Valley  Sucess!

The postcard from the state park visitor center states San Jacinto is one of North America's highest peaks. This is a real trophy.

jonnyboots

jonnyboots - Dec 23, 2005 10:07 pm

Route Climbed: Mt. Marion Trail Date Climbed: 12/23/2005  Sucess!

Very clear day. Very cold on top. Very little snow.

About 5 1/2 hours total climb.

timothyjklein - Dec 21, 2005 11:30 pm

Route Climbed: Snow Creek Date Climbed: 12/20/05  Sucess!

Incredible scramble up a gully with huge rock walls on both sides. Started at 5:00am without a headlamp (due to the private property issues) and topped out 7hrs. later. Decided to take the tram down.

Rileywyna

Rileywyna - Dec 19, 2005 10:53 am

Route Climbed: tram route Date Climbed: dec 1999  Sucess!

Climbed with my best friend Jake. The summit had one of the coldest winds I have ever felt blowing over the top of it.

Nate_Thomas

Nate_Thomas - Dec 11, 2005 4:09 am

Route Climbed: Round Valley Date Climbed: October 23, 2005  Sucess!

Started hiking at 4:30 am, beautiful views of the sunrise and the rest of So-cal.

dpsiebert

dpsiebert - Nov 21, 2005 1:49 pm

Route Climbed: Cactus To Clouds Date Climbed: Nov 19  Sucess!

Great day for hiking. I left the museum at 4AM, about half way up Pep caught up to me. We reached Long Valley at 10:30 and made the summit at 1:45. No snow on trail, but a few patches off trail. We took the tram down $10, then a taxi back to the museum $21+ change. About 12.5 hours from car to summit to tram.

ewaewa - Nov 14, 2005 6:21 pm

Route Climbed: Tram to Peak Date Climbed: October 24, 2005  Sucess!

My son Jeremy (Montpelier VT) and I (Atlanta) bagged it in a bit over 4 hour roundtrip from Tram thru Round Valley. Spectacular day, vivid contrast among the boulders, pine trees, snow and blue sky! Some haze prevented maximum views from the peak. Short celebration at the lodge--a beer--and back down via Tram. We'll be back!

greekclimber

greekclimber - Nov 11, 2005 3:17 pm

Route Climbed: Round Valley Date Climbed: October 31, 2005  Sucess!

Initiallty i thought the trail was only 8 miles round trip. within a few minutes of the hike i discovered that the trail was actually 11.5 miles long. I had a slight cold, my sinuses were killing me, and i didnt think i was going to make it. However, by the time i reached round valley i wasa in great shape. Me and my friend made it to the summit and back to the tram witihin 5 hours. The summit views were amazingly clear for southern California.

Rockfiend - Oct 16, 2005 5:18 pm

Route Climbed: Cactus to Clouds to San Jacinto Peak Date Climbed: October 15, 2005  Sucess!

T-Bone and I set out from the Desert Museum parking lot at 4:52 am, reached the tram station 5 1/2 hours later, reaching the peak at 12:52 pm. We were graced by the company of our ladies 1 mile before the peak so that they could celebrate our accomplishment at the summit. The entire hike was truly a unique experience that I will repeat again. Beginning in the dark, watching sunrise over the Coachella Valley, hiking throught the various biomes, and finally celebratory libations at the tram tavern made for a unique outdoor adventure. The sweat, training, and 10 1/2 hours of my life to complete the adventure was worth every second.

Cy Kaicener

Cy Kaicener - Oct 16, 2005 4:55 pm

Route Climbed: Cactus to Couds to San Jacinto Date Climbed: October 15 - 2005  Sucess!

12 of us from the Sierra Club reached the summit in 12 hours starting at midnight in Palm Springs. The elevation gain was 10,500 ft in 16 miles plus five more back to the tram station. The wind on top was ferocious.

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