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Mt. Baldy Bikini Party

Mt. Baldy Bikini Party

Okay, I kid you not, as I was driving to Mt. Baldy this morning for an early-season training hike, I was bemoaning the dearth of scantily clad women in the backcountry. I mean, (more)

Baldy Freak Show (aka: Skiing the North Face)

Baldy Freak Show (aka: Skiing the North Face)

Coming off my Tyndall adventure, I thought it would be nice to do an easy tour this weekend...so I decided to ski Mount Baldy's north face. Okay, maybe my difficulty scale got (more)

Baldy Aerial View

Baldy Aerial View

Back home now in sunny Southern California. Here's a look at Mt. San Antonio's north face as seen yesterday through the plane window. I was hoping to catch a peek at San (more)

Mount Baldy – North Face & Dare Chute

Mount Baldy - North Face & Dare Chute

Well this was a fun day! For today's ski agenda, I thought I'd climb up Mount Baldy, give the north face a look-see, ski a piece of it if feasible, then climb back up to the (more)

Baldy Bowl – Hourglass Chute

Baldy Bowl - Hourglass Chute

Maybe Yes Maybe No was kind of the theme today. I was looking for an excuse to stay home, but with our ever-changing forecast pushing the expected storm one more day yet again, I (more)

Mt. Baldy – North Face

Mt. Baldy - North Face

After scouting Mount Baldy's north face from Mount Waterman last week, I thought I'd hike up for a ski attempt this weekend. There was no question there would be snow—lots (more)

West Baldy Sunset Cruise: Mesmerizing

West Baldy Sunset Cruise: Mesmerizing

I had big plans this weekend, and they ended as Big Plans often do—by delivering me a big smackdown. Friday I and partner Bill climbed to the summit of West Baldy, camped (more)

West Baldy Report

West Baldy Report

Yesterday I climbed up West Baldy with a partner and then skied down to the hut. We started the day around 7:30 at Manker Flat, carrying skis on packs to the hut, for a nice 2000 (more)

Scouting Baldy’s North Face

Scouting Baldy’s North Face

Here's a look at Mount Baldy's north face (Mt. San Antonio) as seen from the summit of Baden-Powell on Saturday. Compared to last year's bare rock, the sight of all this snow in (more)

Mount Baldy Report: Bleak

Mount Baldy Report: Bleak

I've been suspecting (or maybe hoping is the better word) there's more snow in the local mountains than reported. The only way to get good intel, I know, is to put boots on the (more)

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