But you have to do it so you don't look fresh as a daisy! By the time I got to the top of the 5th peak (Telegraph), I looked like absolute death with a touch of Sideshow Bob.i just photoshop myself on mountains, its easier
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But you have to do it so you don't look fresh as a daisy! By the time I got to the top of the 5th peak (Telegraph), I looked like absolute death with a touch of Sideshow Bob.i just photoshop myself on mountains, its easier
Absolutely. They make a world of difference, especially on the downhills. I like to think the slight noise they might make on rocks will alert any bears or rattlers to my presence.do you use trekking poles?
Thanks! Oh man it was humbling. My heart was hammering around 150+ pulse at times going up there. That break at the Notch was sorely needed.Great post/pics Kento! I've only ever done it the opposite direction and gone down Old Baldy Trail which was a steep descent. Having that as the first climb of the day must have been a real kick in the nuts.
My running buddies and I just finished up a mountain race in Montana and we used the Baldy area for our big training runs. The gnarliest one we did was Icehouse Canyon up to Cucamonga Peak, then over to the Three T's and the Notch. Up Devil's Backbone to Baldy, back down to the Notch, and then down the fire road to Manker and back down the road to Icehouse.
What you did is a long ass day and way beyond the capabilities of most. Nice work man.
You're insane.....but I totally get it.Most sane people would probably call it a day and head down the road or lift to the bottom but I was kind of on a mission.
Yes. I may go north to see my brother in Daly City then to Seattle to see my other brother or Zion NP. Three weeks total to play.
You might like to check out either Horseshoe meadow or Kearsarge pass. It's sort of counter-intuitive, but either are almost a 1.5-2 hr drive shorter than Crowley/Mammoth/June.hiking my first pass and summit last summer, which was Mono Pass and Mt. Starr via Mosquito Flats.
Yeah, from the Notch we ran down the fire road, and then ran down the road from Manker to Icehouse. It gets a little sketchy on some of those blind turns, but we were moving at a pretty good clip, so thankfully we didn't have any close calls. Total distance for that route was just under 27 miles, but we had pretty good weather that day. Sunny, but on the cooler side.Thanks! Oh man it was humbling. My heart was hammering around 150+ pulse at times going up there. That break at the Notch was sorely needed.
That hike you described is practically doing the 10 peak traverse. Hardcore. I put that on my permit just in case I had the drive for it but by time I got out of the Manzanita and onto ridge of Old Baldy, I knew that wasn't even close to happening!
Did you have to walk the road down to Icehouse? That's a long walk when you're tired and I'd be so worried about getting hit by a car on one of those blind switchbacks.
With how tight those switchbacks are, by running the downhill, the cars probably aren't really going much fast than you. Sunny and cool is good. Even so, just running on pavement after trail tenderizing your feet is tough. I lasted a while without blisters, mostly by duct-taping some of the trouble spots. Had a few but nothing that couldn't be easily drained at home that night. Come to think of it, I'd rather road walk from Manker to Icehouse than hike Icehouse Canyon downhill. It's a leg and foot-thrasher when you're tired.Yeah, from the Notch we ran down the fire road, and then ran down the road from Manker to Icehouse. It gets a little sketchy on some of those blind turns, but we were moving at a pretty good clip, so thankfully we didn't have any close calls. Total distance for that route was just under 27 miles, but we had pretty good weather that day. Sunny, but on the cooler side.
It's crazy how good the terrain is up in that area. Total hidden gem. I'm gonna try to get in a couple more late season days up there before they start getting snow. The weather is so nice in the fall and what crowds there are kinda mellow out.
But you have to do it so you don't look fresh as a daisy! By the time I got to the top of the 5th peak (Telegraph), I looked like absolute death with a touch of Sideshow Bob.