Every Labor Day weekend for the last fifty-two years hundreds of die-hard hikers, trail runners, and plain old crazy outdoor adventurers attempt to run to the top of Mt Baldy, the tallest mountain that overlooks Los Angeles. This trail run, Mt Baldy’s Run to the Top, is not for the faint of heart, anyone afraid …
Last March I trekked up Mt Baldy’s front side hiking and panting and okay maybe crying just a bit for three miles straight uphill. This was the Ski Lift Route and I thought it was the hardest summit up Mt Baldy I have ever experienced. Until Sunday when I discovered the long forgotten Mountaineer’s Route. …
It feels so good not to slip off icy Mt Baldy! Thank god for my cat trax; these babies might have literally saved my life today. My boyfriend I decided to try to conquer Mt Baldy (Also known as Mt San Antonio to the locals) on the windiest day Southern California saw this winter. Above …
The winds howled all night outside our little cabin on Mt Baldy. Not afraid of any wind ( or not willing to reschedule our summit, anyways) we woke up about seven and were ready to tackle the mountain, all 10,300 feet of her. It would mean hiking up over 4,000 feet of altitude gain with …
The winds were howling something awful as we drove the twisting turning roads up to Mt Baldy Village. The forecast was calling for gusts of 65 mph for that night and the following day! Any other mountaineers would probably have changed the game plan for the day but we already had a cabin reserved at Mt Baldy Lodge …