"One of the first at trailhead so was hopeful of being the first summit of the day.. had a small group behind me but was the first to summit and passed multiple groups coming back down. First official mountain peak I’ve summited! Took about 3.5hrs to summit and 3 hours back down. " — ForrestWells • Dec 5, 2021

"Drove to Madera Canyon, arriving at 7:25am, snagging the last parking spot in the whole lot. Next closest parking was a .5 miles further downhill. I immediately took the Old Baldy trail up, starting at 7:35, which was very clear and a fairly even grade most of the way up. I summitted in 2 hours and 3 minutes, arriving at 9:38. The summit was fairly crowded with about 10 people. I join in a conversation with a 72-year old man, Dave, who was a professional ski instructor and hiking enthusiast. He shared a ton of stories and happened to be completing 18 miles that very day; he's in incredible shape. I also met John and Danny, who were co-workers. John owned a small business in Tucson and was an ultra-marathon runner at over 50 years in age. We stayed at the summit for about 30 minutes before descending together at 10:07. We were the last ones on the summit and the next group did not pass us going up until 10:20, meaning there was a bit of a lull with no one up there. Perhaps for solitude, arriving before 9am or after 10am will get you a summit alone. After speaking to the group I met on the summit, I split from them around 10:45 and ran down the old baldy trail, arriving back at m..." — mchikes • Sep 7, 2020

"Happened to hit this during the "Multiple Wrightson Massacre" which is a brutal idea conceived by the Tucson Trail Runners to torture themselves by summitting Mt. Wrightson as many times as possible in one day. Fernando Bustamonte earned top spot with 3 ascents (time was 12 hrs 45 min). One ascent was plenty for us!" — danaepresler • May 24, 2020

"Oy vey. I did not want to log this in, but it'll serve as a reminder to go back and complete. What went wrong? I was used to hiking with seasoned hikers -- I didn't have to worry about navigation to the trailhead and they helped set the hiking pace. I chose this hike as my first hike with the bf. Tallest peak within the vicinity of Tucson, so why not? Why not #1: 13.8 miles, 4,033 ft elevation gain. First time. Non-hiker (but athletic) bf. Why not #2: Diamondbacks v Dodgers (5-8, sadly) Why not #3: Me. Haven't hiked distance in MONTHS. And probably several more. It just didn't go smoothly from the start. I think we had about 2 more miles to the top, but it was mid-afternoon. I was slow, and my companion's patience was thinning. I was too cocky thinking that the several obstacle races I completed the few months prior were good enough for training. We did pause at the memorial for the boy scouts of Nov 1958. Needless to say, it was my first time saying "Let's head down" without signing the summit register. It was more so for my companion than for me. I hate not completing tasks; I would have crawled to the top wee into the night, but it wasn't really a choice I w..." — Roselle • Oct 7, 2017

"My dad and I left Gilbert around 2:45 am and made the 2+ hour drive to Madera Canyon. We started in the dark using my headlamp and his flashlight and hiked for about an hour until it was light enough to see. The views on this hike were great, and for much of the trail you can see your destination. This was the highest peak my dad has ever hiked, and he hadn't been doing any training, so he really had to take his time. This was good for me though since I was able to really take my time and appreciate the scenery. We talked with several people going up and down, and one guy was training for the Appalachian trail. My dad was excited about making this climb and was glad that he pushed through and got to the summit and back with no problems besides sore toes. This is a great hike, and one that I would highly recommend doing. " — ZachTeich • Mar 16, 2017

"While visiting family, decided on a hike. Mt Wrightson being the highest summit in close to Tucson, I opted for it. To my surprise there was snow near the top. I came across some bobcat tracks in the snow. On the way up I paused and read of the three boy scouts that died in an unexpected blizzard. That was sad. The hike was pretty cool. When I was heading up, there were Native Americans practicing song, which made the hike very surreal.. like out of movie!" — Brandon-Shinsplint- • Dec 21, 2015

"6 mile climb to the summit of Mount Wrightson. Elevation gain of just over 4000'. Hiked with Richard Sakorsky, who is a member of my group; AZPeakBaggers. Fun day and the last hike before I leave for Mount Rainier!!" — darinwilson • Jun 13, 2015

"From the upper parking area, I hit the Vault Mine/Old Baldy trail at 12:30pm with a few clouds above. On the trail I only ran into two other hikers, early on near the start of the Vault Mine Trail, so it seemed the entire mountain was mine for the afternoon. Made Josephine Saddle in just under an hour and the Baldy Saddle a little more than an hour later, after stopping several times to photograph some short-horned lizards along the trail. At the summit the weather was perfect. Those earlier clouds had all burned away and other than a bit of haziness the views were grand. After a little time to relax on the summit and grabbing a few photos I departed and made it back to the upper parking lot by around 6:10pm." — LZ • Aug 29, 2014

"Went to the top with my dog Ted. He truly impressed me as there were feet of snow from 7000 feet up. Last mile from Baldy Saddle to summit was very difficult as deep snow sapped the energy from me. My dog was in hog heaven as this was his first time in the snow. Coming down was fast but treacherous with deep drifts of snow and icy declines. First summit of 2012 and it was awesome!" — bsargus • Jan 2, 2012