California Hiking and Climbing

Summer adventures in the Sierra & beyond

Andy's Favorites

• The Mountaineer's Route
• Mount Russell's East Ridge
• Olancha Peak
• Walter Powell Route

Mount Whitney

• The East Face
• The Mountaineer's Route
• Fresh Air Traverse (video)

Palisades

• North Palisade via the U-Notch Couloir

Yosemite

• Half Dome via the Cables

Sierra Fourteeners

• Mount Russell: East Ridge
• Mount Langley: Cottonwood Lakes Loop

Southern Sierra

• Olancha Peak via Sage Flat
• University Peak (video)
• Kearsarge Peak (video)
• Cirque Peak (video)

Mineral King

• Sawtooth Peak (video)

White Mountains

• White Mountain

Death Valley

• Telescope Peak
• Wildrose Peak (video)
• Waucoba Mountain (video)
• Squaw Peak

Pacific Crest Trail

• Onion Valley to Cottonwood Pass

Southern California

• San Gorgonio: South Fork Loop
• Mount Hollywood
• Phil Leacock Trail
• San Gabriel Canyon: Bridge to Nowhere
• Sandstone Peak: Mishe Mokwa Loop
• San Jacinto: Round Valley Trail

San Francisco

• Mount Diablo

Grand Canyon

• Rim to Rim via the Kaibab Trail
• South Kaibab-Bright Angel Trail Loop
• Walter Powell Route
• Rim to Rim (video)

Video

• Wilson Mountain
• The Fresh Air Traverse
• Half Dome Crowds & Cables
• Mount Muir Summit Panorama
• Mount Baldy Summit Timelapse
• Telescope Peak Panorama
• White Mountain Summit Panorama

Tips & Techniques

• Food Storage in Bear Country
• Removing Pine Sap
• Melting Snow for Water

Not Recommended

• Divison Creek