Marys Peak Climber's Log

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nicozone

nicozone - Apr 24, 2010 5:37 pm Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2010

North Ridge Trail  Sucess!

Repeated the same trail I did last year. Great day hike to do with the girlfriend. We gauge the weather very well though; we were up at the top when two separate storm systems made there way from the coast into the Willamette Valley. It was very blustery up there, but very little snow.

Bombchaser

Bombchaser - Dec 17, 2009 8:31 pm Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2009

North Ridge Trail  Sucess!

MILES: 10.20 / TIME: 2.50 hrs / ELEVATION GAIN: 2200 feet WEATHER: light rain and fog. This is a long trail through the forest. There are some trees and debri in the trail here and there, but fairly easy hiking. I was hauling a 30 pound pack. I hiked up and ran most of the route back down. There was some large patches of snow on summit.

mjohns6475

mjohns6475 - Dec 16, 2009 12:02 am

marys peak  Sucess!

dec 2009

alpinedon

alpinedon - Nov 23, 2009 1:23 am

Nice views  Sucess!

Hiked this one from the east ridge trail, beautiful forest hike, awesome views on top, the only place I have ever seen the Pacific ocean and the Cascade mountains.

tednv - Oct 11, 2009 8:25 pm Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009

mary's peak  Sucess!

easy climb. nice views

wrassleman07

wrassleman07 - Sep 9, 2009 3:21 am

easy  Sucess!

drive to the top. not that hard. Did the trail once... with 4 feet of snow, and i was in skate shoes and shorts and a tank top. lol. that was interesting to say the least.

tanzenfrosch

tanzenfrosch - Jun 21, 2009 12:47 am Date Climbed: May 30, 2009

Corvallis view  Sucess!

Had a nice hike, added 2 hours because we had trouble finding the trail head that our Corvallis hiking book told us about so we accidentally added 2 hours down some gravel road. Great view from the top! Very nice trail.

nicozone

nicozone - Jun 11, 2009 2:59 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2009

North Ridge Trail

Using the 10+ miles North Ridge Trail as a warm-up/training for South Sisters, the trail conditions are very good. Hiked it with my girlfriend and a coworker. The start of the trail is a little hard to discern, so we accidentally went up the U.S. Forestry Service gravel road instead and added another 2 miles to the overall roundtrip. Excellent views from the top.

Dennis Poulin

Dennis Poulin - May 28, 2009 12:02 pm Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2002

1st CoHP  Sucess!

This was my first intentional county highpoint. I drove up near the summit.

dirth

dirth - Jan 15, 2009 6:37 pm Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2009

Winter Overnight  Sucess!

Really fun winter trip, felt more like a summer trip though because it was almost 60 degrees at the top because of a crazy inversion. Trip report coming soon...

Bombchaser

Bombchaser - Dec 6, 2008 10:38 pm Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2008

East Ridge Trail  Sucess!

Easy hike, good views of old growth forest, good workout. The weather was quite mild most of the way up, but was very windy and cool at the top.

cascadetraveler

cascadetraveler - Sep 14, 2008 12:37 am Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2002

Many summits  Sucess!

I have visited the summit of Mary's peak several times. I am hoping to do a winter ascent/teliski descent. I have always felt this mountain was unique. It is a cascade peak marooned in the coast range. Great view of the coast at sundown.
good times. The above date indicates day I put in the most miles hiking on mary's.

Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins - Dec 17, 2007 3:21 am Date Climbed: Dec 16, 2007

East Ridge Trail  Sucess!

Getting over a cold so I decided to do something easier. Nice hike. Very blustery up top. Saw the only other person there that day at the summit. Some guy with a 75 lb. pack with "Jolly" written all over everything he had who was training for something bigger. Few inches of snow and rime on the top 500 feet or so, drifting to deeper spots in areas. Could see from St. Helens to Thielsen and the Three Sisters to the ocean. Finished up my Christmas shopping afterwards in Woodburn.

dresser

dresser - Sep 24, 2007 7:21 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2004

Bike up  Sucess!

Biked up many times while cross training.

verdeleone

verdeleone - May 28, 2007 11:49 pm Date Climbed: May 28, 2007

Pleasant stroll  Sucess!

Totally sent that last shuffle through the wildflowers. Got wife (who carried the baby, my turn in a few months) and me out of the valley's pollen smog. Could see Hood, Jefferson, Sisters, but pretty hazy.

cjwhat

cjwhat - May 1, 2007 8:07 pm

Marathon  Sucess!

Ran up as part of the Mary's Peak Marathon which started at Oregon State campus. The beer party on the summit was a bonus, but next time I'll drive.

Katy Y

Katy Y - Apr 7, 2007 11:44 am

great conditioning hike  Sucess!

Have hiked this several times; snowshoed once. Relatively easy hike (and short if east trail taken). Wildflowers and views are amazing in the spring.

BSPclimber

BSPclimber - Feb 2, 2007 1:35 am Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2007

East Ridge trail  Sucess!

Beautiful day, temp in the 30's and little wind. Fun hike, the last half of the trail had many spots of snow turned into ice. The summit meadow had at least a foot of snow in most places, the parts in the shade were very icy. Had to do some step kicking at one spot of the trail, icy snow at a 35 degree sidehill, which I avoided on the way down by taking a higher route in the sun. Amazing view at the summit, from Rainier to the north to Thielsen to the south. 1:15 up, 55 minutes down.

bmcnary1

bmcnary1 - Nov 14, 2006 11:13 pm Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2006

Fun Weather  Sucess!

Now that I am attending OSU in Corvalls I have a good chance to explore a new part of the country. The weather today was pretty rad with heavy winds and rain/sleet/snow. It made for quite a fun impromptu romp around the woods and peak. I was surprised how much timber has fallen onto the road. There were about 5 or more trees laying on the road going up.

Dundeel

Dundeel - Nov 13, 2006 4:58 am Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2006

Benton County High  Sucess!

Parked at upper lot. Strong winds but the clouds were high enough to see almost to the Sisters. Just a trace of snow on the ground at the summit.

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