"Fun climb from near Trona Road. It was near 80 degrees when I started but thankfully some clouds moved back in. HPS Route 1 guide is a bit vague on this mountain, but if you just keep heading uphill you'll find the way. Heard, and then saw, a very large rattlesnake near point 4728' on the descent. From the summit I think I may have been able to see Charleston Peak outside of Las Vegas." — edg • Apr 7, 2019

"I started my first work vacation of the year with a bang. My last work day was Wed., and then Thu., I left home at 4am from N. Orange County, passed thru Ridgecrest for refueling and breakfast, and drove to just a little shy of (just southeast of) Walker Pass on 178 at about 4,800' elev where a dirt road crosses s.w. through a wash near some old foundation ruins near mile marker 81.50. I meant to take the old, abandoned, overgrown dirt road that directly heads to the mouth of a canyon just under the ridge of the Scodies, but missed it, so I hiked across the desert cross-country until I reached it, and followed it to its end at about 5,400' elevation in a pinyon grove. This is where it gets interesting and stays so until my return on the dirt track! I decided to take a more direct approach to Scodie. I started up the main northeast drainage, and then veered left up a very loose, steep slope, with very difficult footing, making me work my legs and feet hard to gain elevation with slopes at times attaining about 45 degrees. I had to grab onto tree branches, hop rocks, and bushwhack to try avoiding the loosest of soil, which was not always possible. After so much slogging and sc..." — brianpowell • Apr 4, 2019

"Got to check out a ton of the namesake trees. Jack rabbits running all over the place and even saw a flock of Quail on the way back. Gorgonio and Jacinto were covered in snow. Hit Minerva Hoyt after. " — MatthewWinterberg • Mar 5, 2019

"First technical winter climb up Baldy Bowl in mind blowingly gorgeous weather with forever views. Hooked. Powder up to waist high from the previous day's storm made for a hard slog up what I think was GIrly Man Chute of Hourglass. " — JustinB • Dec 7, 2018

"Private outing day-hike with two trusted climbing partners. 12 hours of trail talk, complaining about switchbacks, and a little bit of snow travel at the summit ensued. Note: despite what most trip guides say, the Vivian Creek trail is actually 19.2 miles round trip, not 17; a few switchbacks were conveniently cut/left off of the 1995 quad..." — ctrain2018 • Oct 21, 2018