Ascent date: Mar 11, 2005
Traverse time: 4:30hrs Including descent
Comment: Moderate scramble
After a short hike from the true summit of Mt.
Baldy, we came across another crux. There was a way to get
around it but with snow and ice, we just decided to rappel down.
It took us a while to find a safe anchor, but the rappel was
sure fun and worth doing. The ridge was dry at this point. We
didn't encounter anymore difficulties except for the freakin
wind.
(1) Cairn from the South Peak (left). It took us half an hour
from when we rappeled.
(2) Here's the ridge to the West Peak. You lose and gain
more elevation here than to the South Peak. The crux to this
point is only when you come face to face with the final ascent.
(1)
We tackled this "boogey wall" on the right. We went
up and down small cracks until we reached a decent gully.
(2) At the West Peak, rain clouds started rolling to our
direction. We signed the register, took some more pictures,
then descended directly towards the highway where we parked.
