San Jacinto Peak Climber's Log

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jmc

jmc - Dec 21, 2007 8:49 pm

second attempt

my second attempt was successful, the first was thwarted by deep snow

Jackalopes

Jackalopes - Dec 4, 2007 2:30 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 2006

Great place to wet your whistle for hiking  Sucess!

Took a group of rookie hikers to the top. Riding the tram up and down make this a very nice entry level hike. A good way to introduce people to hiking and actually get them to the top of an 11K foot peak.

RyanMountain

RyanMountain - Dec 3, 2007 4:43 pm

Cactus to Clouds  Sucess!

For my second time up San Jac I did the Cactus to Clouds trail with my friends. Started at 4am from the palm springs TH and reached the tram station around 1pm. Stopped in the restaurant for a quick beer and then headed up the last few miles to the summit. Reached the top just as the sun was setting. Smoke from some nearby wildfires mixed with the suns rays making for an impressive sunset.

We ran back down to the tram station and tried to sneak on the tram without paying (I know, we're dirtbags). One of my friends made it but two of us got caught and had to pay the fee. We made friends with a guy that worked in the tram restaurant on the ride down and hitched a ride with him from the tram parking lot back to the TH in Palm Springs. I could barely watch as we proceeded down the windy mountain road at about 70 mph. Luckily we didn't die and the trip was an overall success!

EManBevHills

EManBevHills - Nov 25, 2007 9:09 pm Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2007

C2C  Sucess!

1st time up from the desert floor. Quite a memorable experience!

Travis_

Travis_ - Nov 25, 2007 8:54 pm Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2007

Part of 7 peak loop  Sucess!

Hiked Cornell, Miller, San Jacinto, Folly, Drury, Jean and Marion. All are great summits, lots of 3 class and summit blocks. Here are my GPS tracks and photos.

Bill562

Bill562 - Nov 25, 2007 12:47 am Date Climbed: Nov 24, 2007

Marion TH to summit  Sucess!

Routine conditioning hike. Cloudless, windy and cold day, but bone dry. Where is the snow?

Schuetzenweber

Schuetzenweber - Nov 21, 2007 12:13 am Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007

San Jacinto Peak  Sucess!

First time summit. Didn't see a register up there.
Beautiful weather; climbed it for my 36th Birthday!

Wade Baker

Wade Baker - Oct 27, 2007 2:44 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2002

First CA Peak

Solo summited. Great time.

kolbi2112

kolbi2112 - Oct 24, 2007 1:32 am Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2007

Via Fuller Ridge  Sucess!

Spent the night at LRV and returned the next day to face some powerful Santa Ana winds. The two springs just before LRV were barely flowing, otherwise the mountain is bone dry.

HikingBoots

HikingBoots - Sep 7, 2007 1:59 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007

Very hot  Sucess!

I ran out of water at the top, but met a nice lady who gave me a bottle of cold water!

TrekAdam

TrekAdam - Sep 6, 2007 8:47 pm Date Climbed: May 28, 2007

Beautiful May Hike  Sucess!

Beautiful day hike. Great views.

The Tailor

The Tailor - Sep 3, 2007 11:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007

San Jacinto Peak  Sucess!

Incredible and exhausting climb through Deer Springs Trail. Very few hikers and the thunder storms that day were great to watch.

lasvegaswraith

lasvegaswraith - Aug 18, 2007 1:13 am

Let it Snow, let it snow...  Sucess!

climbed via standard route. Deep snow into and through round v, but thinned out near the top. Going was pretty slow as I started postholing as it got a little warmer. It's still such a cool thing to be in knee deep snow with Palm Springs already 90 just a short distance below.

SFMountaineer

SFMountaineer - Aug 13, 2007 9:50 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2007

Long!  Sucess!

Climbed from Fuller Ridge. This was a very long hike but well worth it. Given how hot it was at 10000 feet I can only imagine what it was like down in the valley. Hazy views but mountains poking through the haze still quite scenic...Gorgonio across the valley tempts me with another climb!

sdhager

sdhager - Jul 16, 2007 12:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007

Route Climbed: Marion Mountain Trail  Sucess!

Crowded Summit!!

MtnLdr

MtnLdr - Jul 6, 2007 3:16 pm

Via the Tram  Sucess!

Pretty crowded, even in March. A little bit of snow to cross, but otherwise an enjoyable day. My wife's first long hike in I don't know how long, but she did great!

dioid

dioid - Jul 4, 2007 7:06 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2005

Route Climbed: Cactus to Clouds  Sucess!

Solo C to C. Took the tram back.

atavist

atavist - Jul 1, 2007 11:15 am

2 memorable hikes and 1 unforgettable  Sucess!

I attempted the Cactus-to-Clouds on July 4, 2001. Starting at 12pm with 2L of water, I ran into trouble when the water was drained a couple miles in. The attempt failed when I finally reached the tram station but was too tired and thirsty to talk. A couple weeks later with more water and an earlier start made all the difference. In March 05, I climbed the mountain from Idyllwild and summitted around 10am before traversing over to Marion, Jean, Folly, and Drury. Then returned to the car before dawn.

Dave S

Dave S - Jun 21, 2007 2:09 am Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2006

Marion Mt Trail  Sucess!

Fun day out, although we were hoping for slightly more winter-like conditions!

135driver

135driver - Jun 7, 2007 8:03 pm

San Jack  Sucess!

Love this peak. The first time i didn't like it cause I couldn't see the view. Theron and I combined Cornell on these trips. Done two or three times. Theron will set it straight cause he knows more about my hikes than I do. I am dumb.

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