by guest » Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:25 am
Indeed Florian, your one of those old-timers who remembers!
I hiked / climbed it back in the 90's with a couple friends. We could follow it for a while, spending time locating it again, then loosing it.
We finally just navigated according to maps, terrain & easiest route through brush. As with Skyline, it gets tough the last couple thousand vertical, plus, you still have that 1,500 ft. slough up to Hidden Divide & to the tram!
Since the Mt. Fire, I've been tempted to climb it again, but the burn seems to have not reached far enough NW on that area of the mt. It wouldn't be as bad as having to cross-country it from Flat Rock to the trees, (I can't imagine the loss of blood, even if your not Ellen!), but possibly not worth it.
And, there's always the chance you could head up a chute, (think the many after the Traverse on Skyline), and reach a impassable wall.
Too bad there's no Cahuillas, (or others), that didn't use the old trails with their Dad's & Grandfathers.
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