As he has done since 2014, Jack prepared a summary of peaks climbed by the people posting here. I’ve added it to the page with all the summaries.
Author Archives: Uwe
San Gorgoino for Sunset, Comet, Sunrise
There were only a few days left to view Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) and Malte had never seen a Comet. So we decided to climb San Gorgoino (11,499 ft, 3505 m) and spend a night on the peak for our best chance to catch a glimpse.
Pine Creek Pass with Merriam Peak (13,103 ft / 3994 m)
Jack has missed hiking in the Sierra since moving to the East Coast. So we set up a short (2 nights), late season trip to Pine Creek Pass.
Lamarck Col -> Helen Lake -> Piute Pass; incl. 13ers Goethe, Black Giant, Fiske
After my nephew finished his apprenticeship he took off 3 months for hiking. He started by hiking 600 miles south starting from the North Cape in Norway on the E1. Then he flew to California where I had planned an introduction the the Sierra Nevada.
Lake Basin and Observation Peak, August 2024
On our hike last year, Brian suggested this trip for this year. It’s to one of his favorite basins in the Sierra and had a great peak for me to climb.
Mt. Newcomb Loop, July 2024
A week backpacking to climb a few 13ers and explore some lakes and Miter Basin. Unfortunately, none of my regular Sierra hiking companions was available and I had to go by myself.
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, June 2024
Brian had some extra spots on his permit for the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne hike to see the spring runoff and invited us to join him. On the way to Yosemite and on the way home I hiked some peaks I had had on my wishlist for a while.
Alta Peak and Mount Dana, June 2024
We had an early season backpacking trip in Yosemite with friends planned and instead of driving straight up and back for the trip, I bookended it with a couple of Sierra Nevada peaks.
San Jacinto solitude and backpack field test
Since May 2017 my Osprey Stratos 36 has been my daypack and spent has many hundreds of hours on the trail with me. On the recent Spectre hike one of the loops for the hiking poles broke. Time to send it in for repairs.
Spectre Peak, April 2024
Matt and Bianca were visiting and wanted a good, hard desert hike around Joshua Tree NP. Matt had done some research and suggested Spectre and Agua as an option. I knew it was exactly what he was looking for.