strudolyubov - Aug 7, 2009 5:26 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2006
San Antonio x3
Climbed San Antonio three times via Baldy Trail from Bear Canyon, from Manker Flats and via Devil's Backbone from Baldy Notch. Beautiful area, awesome views!
McCannster - Jul 16, 2009 12:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009
LA County HP
From the ski lift parking lot, walked up use trails to Baldy Notch, from there over Harwood to summit. Pretty good views, as far as SoCal goes. Just a little under 4 hrs car to car.
eazup - Jul 12, 2009 9:50 pm Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2008
Slept on the summit, watched the Perseid meteor shower. Unforgettable!
Diggler - Jun 2, 2009 4:12 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2009
Nice day!
Climbed with Faith, in preparation for a Cactus to Clouds bid the next day. It was a challenge just getting out of bed this morning, as I'd only slept about 4 hours after a long drive from the Bay the night before.
Starting from the road (below San Antonio Falls) at 10.26, we made fair time up the road, past the ghetto ski area, & up Devil's Backbone to the summit. Summited around 13.54. Clouds, smog, &/or haze obscured views in all directions, & nearby thunderstorms made us turn around just a few minutes after getting to the top. Regardless, the exposure on this class 1 trail was abnormal & fun, & the views of San Gorgonio & San Jacinto were nice. What a gem in the backyard of LA residents! Took the steep trail down to the chairlift parking on the return, saving at least 15 or 20 minutes, I'd surmise. Got back to the car around 17.00 or so.
Baldy is a gem. I've climbed it at least six times via the ski hut trail, and I first learned to use an ice axe on the bowl. There's nothing like getting up above the clouds or the smog and standing on that summit to make you feel like you're worlds away from the city just below you.
dgrimreaper - May 16, 2009 10:55 pm Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2009
Manker Flats
Snow from 8,000 feet. Soft enough to kick step. Devil's backbone on the way down. 4th ascent.
Ze - May 10, 2009 10:03 pm Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2009
from Bighorn Ridge
boy that was a hard one....
SierraCJ - May 4, 2009 3:29 pm Date Climbed: May 2, 2009
Awesome day!
Manker Flat to Baldy then Harwood. Devil's Backbone to Notch and then service road back to Manker. Did with my 17 year old son.
gaudzdice51 - May 2, 2009 10:14 pm Date Climbed: May 2, 2009
Manker Flats
W/ Dad via Manker Flats, came down to Baldy Notch, then descended the maintenance road back to Manker Flats. Great views, and a little windy. Tagged Harwood also.
Again on 5/9/09.
SJ - Apr 29, 2009 12:13 am Date Climbed: May 31, 2008
Baldy
Nice climb up the Devil's Backbone from the Baldy ski hut. Windy as hell on top but great views.
Ze - Apr 20, 2009 9:55 pm Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2009
from the Village
snow above 8500' off and on, but not a problem. should be gone in a few weeks
Climbed it many times. When I first started hiking, I was way out of shape, and this peak became my first goal. I can still remember how tired I was the first time I climbed it. Now it's my training peak for bigger and higher goals.
deungsan - Mar 28, 2009 6:44 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2006
third time on top
surprise blizzard while on Devil's Backbone
TheGoat - Mar 26, 2009 1:09 am Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2007
3 times, 3 routes
This was my first ascent to Mt. Baldy, I climbed it twice more after. This time I went from Manker Flats up the fire road to Baldy Notch and then along the Devil's Backbone. I got hypothermia at the top--good story, I'll write a trip report someday.
The second time I took the road from Manker Flats and then the trail past the San Antonio Ski Hut--saw two bighorn sheep at the very summit.
The third time I took the "intense" way from Mt. Baldy Village--wow, hard hike, even harder to pull one of my friends partway up.
I love Baldy--the king of the San Gabriels.
SierraCJ - Mar 6, 2009 4:41 pm Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2007
5UGNST1
Awesome hike with many vistas along the way.
farrisgl - Mar 3, 2009 7:46 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2008
90th Ascent
I love this mountain!
I have climbed it every month of the year and up several ways; to the Sierra Club Hut another the bowl and up it with several variations, passed the ski lodge and up the backbone and from the Baldy Ranger Station to the summit several times including on snow shoes. Even camped out on the summit twice on the 4th of July.
View is outstanding!
Plus out the door from our house to the trailhead in about an hour.
How can you beat this peak if you live in the LA basin?
Alex Wood - Feb 16, 2009 1:07 pm Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2009
Went up the Bowl
Lots of snow going up the couloirs. Postholing going up the chutes. The top was very very cold with 30+mph winds. Went with Blair and Aaron
strudolyubov - Aug 7, 2009 5:26 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2006
San Antonio x3Climbed San Antonio three times via Baldy Trail from Bear Canyon, from Manker Flats and via Devil's Backbone from Baldy Notch. Beautiful area, awesome views!
McCannster - Jul 16, 2009 12:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009
LA County HPFrom the ski lift parking lot, walked up use trails to Baldy Notch, from there over Harwood to summit. Pretty good views, as far as SoCal goes. Just a little under 4 hrs car to car.
eazup - Jul 12, 2009 9:50 pm Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2008
many manycool hike
Robb - Jul 12, 2009 2:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
5 Peak DayWe bagged 5 peaks today. Pine, Dawson, Baldy, Harwood, and Wright. What a great day!
madmallard - Jun 29, 2009 6:47 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2009
Mmm, smog...nothing like seeing the air that you are breathing. 11 of 57 bagged.
youngsterOC - Jun 10, 2009 11:55 am
First summitSlept on the summit, watched the Perseid meteor shower. Unforgettable!
Diggler - Jun 2, 2009 4:12 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2009
Nice day!Climbed with Faith, in preparation for a Cactus to Clouds bid the next day. It was a challenge just getting out of bed this morning, as I'd only slept about 4 hours after a long drive from the Bay the night before.
Starting from the road (below San Antonio Falls) at 10.26, we made fair time up the road, past the ghetto ski area, & up Devil's Backbone to the summit. Summited around 13.54. Clouds, smog, &/or haze obscured views in all directions, & nearby thunderstorms made us turn around just a few minutes after getting to the top. Regardless, the exposure on this class 1 trail was abnormal & fun, & the views of San Gorgonio & San Jacinto were nice. What a gem in the backyard of LA residents! Took the steep trail down to the chairlift parking on the return, saving at least 15 or 20 minutes, I'd surmise. Got back to the car around 17.00 or so.
Very nice day!
renaistre - May 25, 2009 5:42 pm
Awesome MemoriesBaldy is a gem. I've climbed it at least six times via the ski hut trail, and I first learned to use an ice axe on the bowl. There's nothing like getting up above the clouds or the smog and standing on that summit to make you feel like you're worlds away from the city just below you.
dgrimreaper - May 16, 2009 10:55 pm Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2009
Manker FlatsSnow from 8,000 feet. Soft enough to kick step. Devil's backbone on the way down. 4th ascent.
Ze - May 10, 2009 10:03 pm Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2009
from Bighorn Ridgeboy that was a hard one....
SierraCJ - May 4, 2009 3:29 pm Date Climbed: May 2, 2009
Awesome day!Manker Flat to Baldy then Harwood. Devil's Backbone to Notch and then service road back to Manker. Did with my 17 year old son.
gaudzdice51 - May 2, 2009 10:14 pm Date Climbed: May 2, 2009
Manker FlatsW/ Dad via Manker Flats, came down to Baldy Notch, then descended the maintenance road back to Manker Flats. Great views, and a little windy. Tagged Harwood also.
Again on 5/9/09.
SJ - Apr 29, 2009 12:13 am Date Climbed: May 31, 2008
BaldyNice climb up the Devil's Backbone from the Baldy ski hut. Windy as hell on top but great views.
Ze - Apr 20, 2009 9:55 pm Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2009
from the Villagesnow above 8500' off and on, but not a problem. should be gone in a few weeks
jspeigl - Apr 15, 2009 10:38 pm
Training PeakClimbed it many times. When I first started hiking, I was way out of shape, and this peak became my first goal. I can still remember how tired I was the first time I climbed it. Now it's my training peak for bigger and higher goals.
deungsan - Mar 28, 2009 6:44 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2006
third time on topsurprise blizzard while on Devil's Backbone
TheGoat - Mar 26, 2009 1:09 am Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2007
3 times, 3 routesThis was my first ascent to Mt. Baldy, I climbed it twice more after. This time I went from Manker Flats up the fire road to Baldy Notch and then along the Devil's Backbone. I got hypothermia at the top--good story, I'll write a trip report someday.
The second time I took the road from Manker Flats and then the trail past the San Antonio Ski Hut--saw two bighorn sheep at the very summit.
The third time I took the "intense" way from Mt. Baldy Village--wow, hard hike, even harder to pull one of my friends partway up.
I love Baldy--the king of the San Gabriels.
SierraCJ - Mar 6, 2009 4:41 pm Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2007
5UGNST1Awesome hike with many vistas along the way.
farrisgl - Mar 3, 2009 7:46 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2008
90th AscentI love this mountain!
I have climbed it every month of the year and up several ways; to the Sierra Club Hut another the bowl and up it with several variations, passed the ski lodge and up the backbone and from the Baldy Ranger Station to the summit several times including on snow shoes. Even camped out on the summit twice on the 4th of July.
View is outstanding!
Plus out the door from our house to the trailhead in about an hour.
How can you beat this peak if you live in the LA basin?
Alex Wood - Feb 16, 2009 1:07 pm Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2009
Went up the BowlLots of snow going up the couloirs. Postholing going up the chutes. The top was very very cold with 30+mph winds. Went with Blair and Aaron