[pct-l] Baden Powel

[randy_forsland at hotmail.com (Randy Forsland)]

I never did try it, but a day hiker that I met on the way up did and he beat
me to the other side by a fair amount of time. All my maps are in storage so
I can't really see what the route looks like. All I know is that the trek
around the mountain in 2003 took a lot out of me. I had a bum knee to begin
with and I kept punching through the snow in places and really straining it.

Redwood
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shutterbug steiner" <shutterbugg313@yahoo.com>
To: "pct" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Baden Powel


> Actually the PCT goes less than 1/4 to the top and there is  ONLY ONE way
to Thrope, Little Jimmys and beyond.  That would be to take the ridge which
is the PCT.  So YES summit but there really is no alterative except for
taking the road - which rumor has it that is has had quite a few avalanches.
>
> Duane
>
> Randy Forsland <randy_forsland@hotmail.com> wrote:
> One suggestion concerning Baden-Powell. The official PCT goes around the
> mountain and never reaches the summit. That portion of the trail that goes
> around it is very difficult in the snow. Very hard to find the trail.
>
> If I had to do it over again, I would summit the Mt and then rejoin the
PCT
> on the other side...
>
> Redwood
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shutterbug steiner"
> To: "pct"
>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:37 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Baden Powel
>
>
> > Three weeks ago there was still 3-5 ft of snow on the South facing Blue
> Ridge. Rt 2 was closed at Mountain HIgh West so unless they have opened
the
> road to Vincent Gap I doubt whether much of a trail is blazed to Baden
> Powel. Middle of March I did get a report of 5 people attemptped to hike
> up Rock Rd to Vincent gap and only one successfully summited BP and skiied
> down with a slight injury. So unless the road is open PCTers will be the
> first to blaze a trail.
> >
> > Duane
> >
> > Bighummel@aol.com wrote:
> > Monty,
> >
> > Another lister is planning to try to blaze through Fuller Ridge starting
> > Friday. He'll report back to the list and/or the ADZ.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > metam01@earthlink.net writes:
> > Thanks Greg
> >
> > I could use some help on this one too. I was planning on May 7 or 8 by
> > Bayton Powel?Wrightwood.
> >
> > OR
> >
> > Will there be a trail blazed through the Fuller ridge area end of
April???
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Warner Springs Monty.
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