Old Baldy 344408 Scramble on 28-Aug-2020

Eight of us met at the trailhead at Evan Thomas for the Old Baldy Climb. We followed the previous route taken by Kevin on June 23 and found the trail well defined. Jeannette who had done the trip with Kevin was very helpful in directing us when we needed it. The trail leaves the road after about 2 km and climbs steeply through the trees before entering a boulder field before reaching open ridges with spectacular views of folded mountains. We hiked along the ridge until we came to the base of Old Baldy which looked pretty intimidating. however, we managed to clamber up.

Sonja climbing old Baldy
Sonja climbing old Baldy

Coordinator Christine leading up Old Baldy
Coordinator Christine leading up Old Baldy

The slabs required some route finding and we followed the advance group up.

Climb on Old Baldy slab summit block
Climb on Old Baldy slab summit block

We made it to the summit and enjoyed the fine weather and warm sun.

Terry Manning,Christine Grotefeld,Evan Jones,Jim Paterson,Simon Osgood, Sonja Gallagher, Dean Osgood
Terry Manning,Christine Grotefeld,Evan Jones,Jim Paterson,Simon Osgood, Sonja Gallagher, Dean Osgood

View from Old Baldy
View from Old Baldy

Thanks to Terry for the great photos and thanks to group for kindly waiting for me Sonja, Simon, Evan, Terry, Dean, Jim and Jeannette. Time: 8:45 am to 6:00 pm.

Christine

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