"Another unplanned ascent of San Jacinto. We went up the Marion Mountain Trail to Deer Springs, and to the summit. There was about 3-4 inches of snow the whole way. My first time on The Marion Mountain Trail, and while shorter, it was steeper. And of course it seemed steeper on the way down in the dark. A great day!" — Mojavewanderer • Dec 2, 2023

"This hike was started at 9 AM. After a bit of ascending with views into the valley, I climbed up the Bastard Ridge. After climbing for a whole hour on Bastard Ridge, I summited Jones Peak. Jones Peak has no views because it was swallowed by a dense fog. After another climb on the trail towards Hastings Peak, I left the clouds. But this section is very overgrown. After a large climb up I reached Hastings Peak. The summit had great views above the clouds, a survey benchmark, and the Ruby Wilson Bench. After that we descended and then ascended a very steep hill towards the Mt Wilson Toll Road. After a boring section on the Mt Wilson Toll Road we finally reached the shade! After a while through the shade we reached the small rocky trail towards the summit of Mt Wilson. After a long climb with the occasional views into the sea of clouds we finally reached the summit of Mt Wilson. It had 2 benchmarks, a summit sign, and amazing views into the LA basin. I didn't visit the observatories this time because it was 3 PM when I summited. But I did go see the Cosmic Cafe, which had decent views. After that I went down on the Mt Wilson Toll Road until the Mt Wilson Trail. At the Mt Wilson trail I..." — lc444 • Sep 19, 2023

"Camped overnight at Manker Flats. Broke camp at 0800 and hit the trailhead at 0830. Plan was to take Devil's Backbone on the way up, including the detour to bag Mt Harwood, with an option to bag West Baldy as well. Given my penchant for missing turns, I purchased a smartwatch before this trip (Garmin Epix Pro) so I could navigate without needing to pull my phone out. Conditions were great -- plenty of shade at the start with pleasant temps and a cool breeze. Had the mountain pretty much to myself on the ascent; only came across one small group who were on their way down. Devil's Backbone granted great views of the desert to the north and hazy views of San Gorgonio to the east. Made it to Harwood around 1100. As I rejoined the main Backbone trail to make the final push to Baldy, my right calf threatened to cramp up and I realized my left hamstring wasn't far behind. I paused to load up on calories and electrolytes then proceeded in a relatively delicate fashion. Summited right at 1200 and all at once, doing this on a Thursday paid off -- I had the summit to myself. Two other hikers summited right after me via Baldy Bowl and we exchanged photos before they descended. Spen..." — colin • Sep 14, 2023

"I clibed this peak earlier in July. I used the Marion Mountain trail. Then I passed through some pine forests and some meadows with springs. Then I climbed up a steep trail and saw some small waterfall. After a while and and some scenes of more meadows, I reached the PCT. Then I went through a meadow of manzanita and climbed up through some sparse pines and Little Round Valley. And after a food break at the valley I went up the trail towards the peak. Then I went to the summit hut and saw the first large patch of snow. Then I summited the peak. There was insane views and some signs and survey benchmark" — lc444 • Jul 28, 2023

"Originally attempted to summit via Devil's Backbone but was turned around at Baldy Notch. Second attempt via Register Ridge loop with a descent on Mount Baldy trail. Missed the trailhead up to Register Ridge and went to summit via the Mount Baldy trail. Mistakenly thought the elevation profile was easier on Register Ridge trail. Realized Cory Hoo couldn't get down with the equipment he had. We had to call emergency services. Helicopter couldn't hoist due to wind. Ground team retrieved us and we went down Register Ridge with better gear." — Domtron • Feb 19, 2023