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HokieJim

HokieJim - Dec 20, 2007 1:12 am - Voted 10/10

Nice work Kevin!

I was going to give you a hard time for not taking your skis, but it looks a bit thin yet. Great pictures of the rime ice!

Augie Medina

Augie Medina - Dec 20, 2007 2:02 pm - Voted 10/10

Nice Report

Happy Holidays too.

Luciano136

Luciano136 - Dec 21, 2007 1:27 am - Voted 10/10

Great report!!


Glad you made it up there!! Good to see you again and maybe we'll meet up first weekend of January!

ericnoel

ericnoel - Dec 21, 2007 11:42 pm - Hasn't voted

Prom Rank

Very nice TR. One very minor correction, Gorgonio is actually the 7th most prominent peak in CONUS. Baker is actully 5th and San Jacinto is probably 6th. Although San Gorgonio is close enough that it could conceivably sneak past San Jacinto for 6th but more likely it is 7th. Nonetheless, it is very prominent.

jtree

jtree - Dec 22, 2007 1:23 am - Hasn't voted

Great Job!

I'm thinking of doing the same this winter if I can catch some good conditions. Happy Holidays.

MoapaPk

MoapaPk - Dec 22, 2007 5:36 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Prominence

As you stated, "base" is ill-defined. Some people just give the total ascent required from a set starting point, or above a nearby valley, and always give the qualification.

There are California 14ers with summits that are 10k above the Owens Valley, but the same mountains have prominence of just 180-300'.

Luciano136

Luciano136 - Dec 22, 2007 11:23 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Prominence

If you consider Lone Pine in Socal, then Whitney would indeed be the highest. If you consider Socal to be the greater LA area and everything south, then Gorgonio is the highest...

dbraunstein

dbraunstein - Dec 22, 2007 8:20 pm - Hasn't voted

Well done

Nicely done. Been up SG many times, though never in the winter.

bajaandy

bajaandy - Dec 22, 2007 8:50 pm - Voted 10/10

Good times!

Boy, this trip report brings back some fond memories. Thanks for posting! I've spent at least two winter trips on Gorgonio, one was a successful summit and the other ended when we dug out of our tents the next morning after a fresh snowfall. Great trip report.

MCGusto

MCGusto - Dec 23, 2007 2:48 pm - Hasn't voted

Nice Trip Report!

Gorgonio in winter is something special. Congrats on the summit! Nice pics too!

shknbke

shknbke - Dec 23, 2007 4:10 pm - Hasn't voted

prominence correction

Thanks for catching the prominence error, Eric. I have fixed the TR. Prominence is measured from the highest connecting saddle.

cftbq

cftbq - Dec 27, 2007 3:39 pm - Hasn't voted

Cool climb

Sorry I didn't see this until after Christmas. Good use of an opportunity! And very cool coming just under the wire on the snowstorm.

Alaska Mt Man

Alaska Mt Man - Dec 27, 2007 10:33 pm - Voted 10/10

Nice find

I was in LA for work in Oct and couldn't find a good dayhike in the time I had available. I'll definitely take an extra day or two and hit this one next time. Nice report

Norris

Norris - Jan 2, 2008 11:33 pm - Hasn't voted

Outstanding time for the conditions

Most folks take longer even on a dry trail...good job!

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