anybody interested in c2c next sunday/31st?

[tinaballina]

skyline 30 times without doing C2C?! what gives?

I'll take a guess - afternoons in Nordstrom's?

BTW Mark i am wearing my new michael kors today, they are platform five inch heels, so far so good on the leg front, even after all that hiking this weekend. knock on wood i don't twist my ankle in them.

[Hikin_Jim]

skyline 30 times without doing C2C?! what gives?

I'll take a guess - afternoons in Nordstrom's?

BTW Mark i am wearing my new michael kors; they are platform five inch heels.

I'm sure you'll find those 5" heels helpful on your C2C. A couple more inches and you can hike downhill all the way up.

[Zé]

After this past weekend doing san g. saturday and skyline monday i came to the conclusion that i love hard challenging hikes. there is such a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that comes with this that might be hard for some to understand. Doing C2C will be one of those and it is long over due.

When will i get to hike with you again Ze?

Did you say challenging?

Well here's some of the hikes I'm planning for this summer / fall. Not that I've totally solidified the routes since I'm a still a noob outside San Gabriels:

1. Triplet Rocks via Twin Peaks - 'only' 6000 ft gain maybe, but probably hardest rock to reach in San Gabriels, 1/2 off trail.

2. Desert Divide 10 peak hike - Start off Morris Ranch Rd, head up to PCT, start bagging peaks heading north (pine/ pyramid/ palm view/ spitler, apache, anstel, south, red tahquitz, tahquitz, lily rock) down south ridge to car shuttle.

3. San Gorgonio 9+ peak hike - simplest one will have > 8000 and 20 miles, but likely more. I'd like to use all the shortcuts to reduce miles while bagging more peaks, might start from Fish Fork then head down more western trail, which would give at least 12 peaks!

4. San Jacinto 7 peak loop - if starting from top of tram, would be maybe 12 miles, 5000 ft gain. I am also considering combining it with C2C as the total mileage and gain compared to C2C would not be that much more, but not sure about dealing with the class 3 rock on some of them (i.e. Cornell) after 12000 ft gain!

5. Iron Mt from Heaton Flat via Coldwater Canyon, Eagle Mine, Gold Dollar Mine, & San Antonio Ridge. 8000 ft +. This one I'm definitely going to do next time I do Iron. When we get to the saddle, instead of heading straight up, I'm going to descend to Coldwater Canyon and hike up to some old mines. Then climb over to Iron via the hairy parts of San Antonio Ridge (gunsight notch), and down the normal way!

I'd also like to check out the trail between Stanley Miller Mine and Allison Mine, but I don't think many people would be masochistic enough to deal with that brush!

Any sound interesting?

[tinaballina]

2. through 5.

sign me up, what dates are you planning?

please keep me posted.

[zippetydude]

Hey Tina, did you get the Salomons replaced okay?

Sounds like a bunch are doing C2C next weekend? If it's not too hot, I might go. If it is, we could always signal back and forth from the peaks (me on San G, you on San J) if we each bring a mirror! Silly fun.

Either way, hope that ankle is better for Saturday!

z

[tinaballina]

Hello Zip,

it was really nice hiking with you Saturday, it was a great day.

i was able to change out the shoes, REI exchanged them for a better pair. i also ended up getting the inserts and WOW, what a difference it made yesterday. thanx for the tip.

I think you should do a c2c as well. i actually think you should do two c2c's so we can hang with a portion of the way. with your speed i don't even know that i would see you in the bar, you will be long gone.

[doug m.]

well, if everybody else is doin' it...then i'm in for saturday! i just need to find a motel room.

that will make it an 11-day prep for the hike...9 mellow miles last tuesday in o.c., then bear canyon-baldy-3 t's on sunday (i do lots of mtn biking).

bluerail- hitting the trail at 4:30?

[bluerail]

Doug, check your pm s

Z.... I'd much rather see you on the trail sat. but i've got a mirror just in case.

[doug m.]

when is everybody else heading up sat. morning?

it looks like i suckered, er, talked a friend in to going along. can't wait to get out there!

[bluerail]

Doug, I sent you a pm, just checking to make sure you got it.