Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:24 am Post subject: 20091025 Iron Mountain
David, Chris, and I planned to do the Iron-Baldy traverse, but that shall have to wait for another day (uhhh, I'll pass, again). 2nd attempt for moi.
Did the car shuttle deal. Drove to Wanker, got everyone in the old 'rolla, drove GRR to GMR (slowly ). Came across an EG hatch that ate it on "Motherfucker" or "Graveyard" turn, a slight-decreasing radius left 2/3rd gear turn on the downhill just a mile or so south of where GMR hits East Fork. Many folks underestimate the turn and end up understeering into this wall, and flipping their car. I have a scar to prove it.
Headed to Heaton, started off, and made it to the saddle with Bonita Peak in good time. took it easy the rest of the way to save energy for the traverse. Dunno many of the times, as I forgot, but I think we hit the summit at 11:45 or something. Chris stayed back a mile from the top as he was feeling ill. David and I hung out on the summit for a bit, then headed down. Made it to the trailhead at 3:30.28 . I remember that time as we had guestimated times, and I wanted to make sure we did indeed arrive at 3:30, so I ran the short bit down.
PEEKS
"Eagle Couloirs", a project fer winter, so named for the Eagle Mine. Should be a fun winter dayclimb, if anyone's interested.
David
Summit
Ideas...
Baldy
Farting around
BP with some of Mine Gulch visible... this winter!
Edit: F*@&$$!(*$!#*&!#%ing Photobucket copied the same damn picture a thousand times AGAIN.
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hiked these mtns for 25+ years and just have never made it up there....
Soon very soon!
Thanks
Matt _________________ So many canyons...So little time
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Ryan - February or so, we'll do a winter traverse.
Two couloirs on Iron that we'd like to tackle during winter. Getting there is a whole different story.
Ryan and Chris
Chris in happier times
Me
A picture of Ryan on the Summit of Iron taking a picture of David on the summit of Iron taking a picture of Ryan on the Summit .......
Taco del Rio - Lord of the San Gabriels - Our God - Our Savior
Please dear God #2, let it snow
_________________ There is no place for me in this world, Chanchito, I don't belong out there and I don't belong here. So I'm going into the wilderness, probably to die. I hope to see you again Chancho, maybe in the next life.
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). Came across an EG hatch that ate it on "Motherfucker" or "Graveyard" turn, a slight-decreasing radius left 2/3rd gear turn on the downhill just a mile or so south of where GMR hits East Fork. Many folks underestimate the turn and end up understeering into this wall, and flipping their car. I have a scar to prove it. 
. I remember that time as we had guestimated times, and I wanted to make sure we did indeed arrive at 3:30, so I ran the short bit down.
I have no idea how this is going to be pulled off, but it will be epic.