nickkarl - Aug 17, 2009 7:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2009
Sweet and Short
Nice short hike. Did this just after climbing Adams and St. Helens, so it was a nice break in long hikes. Not much for views with the weather. Awfully windy up top but was fun to explore the summit area.
nartreb - Aug 7, 2009 2:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2009
rest day
rather ugly trail, but an easy hike, good choice for a day that also saw six hours of car travel. Wished we'd brought axes, could still have glissaded about half way down.
EastKing - Aug 5, 2009 2:25 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2009
Via the trail
Natreb and I decided to climb this peak before heading out of the Three Sisters Wilderness. Nice peak with nice views.
Hiked the trail starting at the Sunrise lift. Very little snow on the trail but nice glissade down.
Pallando - Jun 7, 2009 10:45 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2009
West Village Parking Lot
Slow all the way up. Left late in the day (2:00), still enough time to at 4:30. Awesome views of the Sisters, but not much time to enjoy the view. Hour long glissade down.
crnhlio - Sep 2, 2008 10:28 am Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2007
Climbed the Chair!
Me and Joel again.
Hotfeet - Jul 22, 2008 11:21 pm Date Climbed: Mar 12, 1988
Chairlift
Great skiing, but I hardly can count it as a "summit".
Dan Winter - May 1, 2008 8:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2005
Ski Slopes
I was glad I brought crampons and ax as it was pretty icy up top. Had the mountain to myself on a beautiful day.
littlefrantz - Mar 8, 2008 11:25 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 1995
Chairlift
I owned it.
Mr. Clam - Nov 18, 2007 10:10 pm Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
Nice weather
My original plan was to enjoy the storm on some small peaks in the 3 sisters wilderness but the road was closed so I hiked up Bachelor. Heavy snow and strong winds made it a pretty fun workout.
Parked at the lot by the Pine Marten lift, went up service roads to the base of the summit lift and then found the trail to the summit. Pretty fun hike with great views. The way I went was about 3 miles each way with 2800 feet of gain total. Beautiful day, sunny and fairly warm with a nice breeze on the summit. Just under 2 hours up, an hour back down.
thundercloud - May 25, 2007 5:22 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2002
Sunrise Lodge
Peak bagged!
bc44caesar - Apr 9, 2007 2:24 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009
Mulitple
19 Jun 2009 - Northwest Ridge
No skis this time, but there was good snow coverage from top to bottom. Another 1hr40min jaunt up.
6 Apr 2007 - Northwest Ridge
Climbed up from West Village under the Red Chair to the Northwest Ridge. Reached the summit in 1hr40min. Skied Chute 4 down the Cirque, then skied the lifts the rest of the day. Backside, Cirque, and NW Express had decent conditions, everything else was grabby slop.
Skiing was the priority for the day so I cheated by using the Summit Chair and walked the five minutes to the top with the skis. I did not see a cloud nearby all day long and had absolutely spectacular views of all the high Oregon mountains, including Hood to the north. There was wind blown fresh powder off all sides of the summit and it was a wonderful first and possibly last ski day of the year for me.
snowshoed up after 3 ft of fresh snow and a cold bivy the night before. white-out conditions and windy, I was allowed to take the lift back down.
Matthew Holliman - Dec 1, 2006 3:22 am Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2006
From the parking lot
I had to bail on Mt. Hood earlier in the morning because of tendonitis in my left knee, but this one was easy enough that I was compelled to climb it when Bob and Rick headed here. (Of course, my knee was then too trashed after this to climb anything for the next two days. It took 2-3 months to heal).
Took the chair up with my grandma. I spent the summer with my grandparents in Bend, went many places. This my first peak over 9000 feet. Thanks grandma!
Between 1962 and 1965 we tried to climb to the summit to ski down at least once or twice per season.
When I was in high school (and the ski area only went up to the timberline) spring vacation 1964 Bachelor was mobbed, as it was a poor snow year in the Sierras and Californian skiiers boosted the crowds. It took an hour or more in the lift line (I think they had two chair lifts then), and when my buddies and I got to the top, we agreed we didn't want to ski down (about 5 minutes) for another 1 hour wait, so we climbed to the top instead. At lunch we agreed to do the same thing in the afternoon. So for the whole day we probably got in 3 or 4 runs, but we got two summits of Bachelor in a day. (Now I guess folks get 10 or 20 with no effort!)
nickkarl - Aug 17, 2009 7:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2009
Sweet and ShortNice short hike. Did this just after climbing Adams and St. Helens, so it was a nice break in long hikes. Not much for views with the weather. Awfully windy up top but was fun to explore the summit area.
nartreb - Aug 7, 2009 2:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2009
rest dayrather ugly trail, but an easy hike, good choice for a day that also saw six hours of car travel. Wished we'd brought axes, could still have glissaded about half way down.
EastKing - Aug 5, 2009 2:25 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2009
Via the trailNatreb and I decided to climb this peak before heading out of the Three Sisters Wilderness. Nice peak with nice views.
danielrfay - Jul 20, 2009 5:16 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2009
Sunrise Lift TrailHiked the trail starting at the Sunrise lift. Very little snow on the trail but nice glissade down.
Pallando - Jun 7, 2009 10:45 pm Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2009
West Village Parking LotSlow all the way up. Left late in the day (2:00), still enough time to at 4:30. Awesome views of the Sisters, but not much time to enjoy the view. Hour long glissade down.
crnhlio - Sep 2, 2008 10:28 am Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2007
Climbed the Chair!Me and Joel again.
Hotfeet - Jul 22, 2008 11:21 pm Date Climbed: Mar 12, 1988
ChairliftGreat skiing, but I hardly can count it as a "summit".
Dan Winter - May 1, 2008 8:58 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2005
Ski SlopesI was glad I brought crampons and ax as it was pretty icy up top. Had the mountain to myself on a beautiful day.
littlefrantz - Mar 8, 2008 11:25 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 1995
ChairliftI owned it.
Mr. Clam - Nov 18, 2007 10:10 pm Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
Nice weatherMy original plan was to enjoy the storm on some small peaks in the 3 sisters wilderness but the road was closed so I hiked up Bachelor. Heavy snow and strong winds made it a pretty fun workout.
BSPclimber - Sep 13, 2007 12:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2007
from parking lotParked at the lot by the Pine Marten lift, went up service roads to the base of the summit lift and then found the trail to the summit. Pretty fun hike with great views. The way I went was about 3 miles each way with 2800 feet of gain total. Beautiful day, sunny and fairly warm with a nice breeze on the summit. Just under 2 hours up, an hour back down.
thundercloud - May 25, 2007 5:22 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2002
Sunrise LodgePeak bagged!
bc44caesar - Apr 9, 2007 2:24 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009
Mulitple19 Jun 2009 - Northwest Ridge
No skis this time, but there was good snow coverage from top to bottom. Another 1hr40min jaunt up.
6 Apr 2007 - Northwest Ridge
Climbed up from West Village under the Red Chair to the Northwest Ridge. Reached the summit in 1hr40min. Skied Chute 4 down the Cirque, then skied the lifts the rest of the day. Backside, Cirque, and NW Express had decent conditions, everything else was grabby slop.
pingzingr - Apr 2, 2007 10:04 pm Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2007
Cheated with the ChairSkiing was the priority for the day so I cheated by using the Summit Chair and walked the five minutes to the top with the skis. I did not see a cloud nearby all day long and had absolutely spectacular views of all the high Oregon mountains, including Hood to the north. There was wind blown fresh powder off all sides of the summit and it was a wonderful first and possibly last ski day of the year for me.
highice - Feb 3, 2007 4:56 pm
snowshoe winter gruntsnowshoed up after 3 ft of fresh snow and a cold bivy the night before. white-out conditions and windy, I was allowed to take the lift back down.
Matthew Holliman - Dec 1, 2006 3:22 am Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2006
From the parking lotI had to bail on Mt. Hood earlier in the morning because of tendonitis in my left knee, but this one was easy enough that I was compelled to climb it when Bob and Rick headed here. (Of course, my knee was then too trashed after this to climb anything for the next two days. It took 2-3 months to heal).
theronmoon - Nov 15, 2006 1:42 am
When I was littleTook the chair up with my grandma. I spent the summer with my grandparents in Bend, went many places. This my first peak over 9000 feet. Thanks grandma!
ruthschlein - Nov 13, 2006 1:59 am
mt bachelorThis is a great fun quick hike... in all seasons scree or snow
Dennis Poulin - Sep 22, 2006 9:24 pm Date Climbed: Aug 22, 1999
Hike from Parking LotI hiked this one with my daughter several years ago. The next day I took the ski lift to the top with my wife. Great views.
osatrik - Aug 15, 2006 6:17 am
Twice in a Day for Ski descents - 1964Between 1962 and 1965 we tried to climb to the summit to ski down at least once or twice per season.
When I was in high school (and the ski area only went up to the timberline) spring vacation 1964 Bachelor was mobbed, as it was a poor snow year in the Sierras and Californian skiiers boosted the crowds. It took an hour or more in the lift line (I think they had two chair lifts then), and when my buddies and I got to the top, we agreed we didn't want to ski down (about 5 minutes) for another 1 hour wait, so we climbed to the top instead. At lunch we agreed to do the same thing in the afternoon. So for the whole day we probably got in 3 or 4 runs, but we got two summits of Bachelor in a day. (Now I guess folks get 10 or 20 with no effort!)