C2C in July

[marmot]

did it in july with Cy once about four years back, started around 1am. no problems at all with heat at that time.

[slap67]

Thank you very much bluerail and marmot I appreciate the honest answers and info. I tried to give a little background about myself when i asked the question to avoid responses like "is this a joke?" i clearly said if its not safe im not going. thank you again

[KathyW]

Thank you very much bluerail and marmot I appreciate the honest answers and info. I tried to give a little background about myself when i asked the question to avoid responses like "is this a joke?" i clearly said if its not safe im not going. thank you again

To be asking about a C2C hike in July at the end of May/beginning of June is a joke. You'll have to wait until the week of the hike to see what the forecast will be like to even consider the possiblity. Maybe you will get a unseasonably cool day in July where it won't be too bad to head up the trail, but who can tell you that now? Do you really want someone to tell you it's a good idea to plan a C2C hike in July?

Also, watch out for the snakes - they like the hot weather too.

How hot was it in November on the R2R2R hike? Heat kills.

[Ed]

IF I climb, I will start at 1AM..... My thoughts are that I will be at the 4K to 5K foot level by sunrise.

If you are planning to start at 1am and make it to 4k to 5k by sunrise, you are, like myself, slow. I personally find the stretch from the mid-point to Flat Rock - what some people call the Never-Ending Ridge - to be the most trying, and it can certainly be very hot. I've done the trail five times now, but I stay off it in hot weather because I can't count on ascending faster than the heat. I could when I was younger, but I can't now.

[Cy Kaicener]

Right now 12.45 pm it is 111 degrees in Palm Springs http://mydesert.com

Talking of snakes you might find this interesting
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum ... 3-000-bill

[cynthia23]

Cy: thanks for that link. I had no idea it was so expensive to be bitten (and saved!) from a snake. Makes ya think!

OP: You say you won't hike "if it isn't safe". But the truth is that it is NEVER safe to hike Skyline in July. Whether it is 101 or 114, it will be too hot to descend if you need to for reasons of fatigue or illness. The impossibility of going down is what makes it unsafe.

[bluerail]

impossibility is a very big word.

[zippetydude]

Wow. I checked out that link. I noticed two things.

1) Snakebites cost way more than I had realized, and that's not even including the fact that 30% of all victims never regain full function of the affected area.

2) This is such a civilized board. Even when we have heated discussions, they're reasonable and polite 99% of the time, and when it gets a little feisty, it's usually only one or two angry posts and then things go back to normal. Makes for a good community.

z

[bluerail]

Another thing I've realized, somethings are best said in private. one, to keep the real goofballs from a potentially very dangerous situation, and also to keep from seeming like you're trying to argue with people who have very solid, valid points.

[mattytreks]

I wonder what the climate would be like on a Mount San Jacinto that was located in San Diego right on the coast, literally jutting out of the Pacific Ocean.

Would there be snow year round?