"Hiked Big Baldy this morning 7/26, 10.93 miles and 3,823 vert total. I woke up extremely early (4am) and was able to start hiking around 5 am. This journey was around 8 hours, including taking a short break at the top, a detour along the ridgeline which added about a mile to my trip, and a long break at the river where my pup laid in the water while I ate lunch, and another long break at the waterfall where I laid in the cold water to ice my knees and hips. Overall about 2 hours of breaks and 6 hours of movement. On my way back, I cleaned up a bag of trash, and 5 bags of dog poop other than pup's. This is one of the first times I've started a hike in true darkness, so I used my headlamp through the first hour until the sun rose. This caused me to see something interesting I likely wouldn't have seen otherwise. And I did not get photos since it was too dark to photograph. On the mountainside next to me, there was lots of scree (loose rocks) and in the rocks, I noticed the flashlight was making... what appeared to be the rocks glitter. But then I realized that the "glitter" was moving. Looking closer, I was able to deduce that the flashlight was reflecting into the eyes of small..." — ghostofsws • Jul 26, 2025

"Went up the southwest ridge - very steep. We also lost the trail to get up on little baldy and had to bushwhack straight up until we reached the ridge - not fun. Great hike overall, though!" — Hilljr • Jun 22, 2013

"Took the Southwest Ridge up leaving from Dry Canyon, then headed down to the Battle Creek Trail Head. One of the bridges was out at the second river crossing and we had to improvise. " — chilledsausage • Aug 16, 2011

"This was my first peak when I was 11. It was the first of a series of Scouting trips meant to prepare us for a 50-mile hike through the High Uintas. They were only allowing 12-year old Scouts to go on the 50-miler, but since I turned 12 during the big trip, they allowed me to go on all the preparatory hikes, as well." — BarnettD • Jun 5, 1999