Mount Baden-Powell solo winter climb via Vincent Gap and the PCT SoCal hiking at its best in 4K mt

[@LostAussieOnTheTrail]

Thank you for sharing. That was beautiful. Your one fit fella. No huffing and puffing. Well done.

[@NorwegianXplorer]

Haha, appreciate that, sometimes I huff and puff, but this time I took it easy to keep from getting wet from the inside:-)

[@TRAVELIN-hp1st]

It looks like a gameplay from riders republic . Lot of effort and good cam quality . Love from India.

[@NorwegianXplorer]

Thank you, greetings!

[@coniferousforests8030]

Happy New 2020! All the best on your new adventures.

[@NorwegianXplorer]

Thank you, appreciate the support!

[@CarlinTran]

Impressive!

[@NorwegianXplorer]

Thank you!

[@bongbongtravels6108]

I went there a couple of weeks ago and the road was closed from Grassy Hollow.

[@NorwegianXplorer]

This was last Thursday, 8 days ago, drove up from the Wrightwood side because of road closure.

[@valentinacass5476]

Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing! I'd love to do it too, do you think I'm going to need a guide as I don't know the area?

[@NorwegianXplorer]

Depends on the time of year, you could join SoCal hikers group on facebook and see if anybody there will join you, its a good group of people who know the peaks around socal very well.

[@valentinacass5476]

@@NorwegianXplorer Thank you!!

[@durzoblint415]

Hello! I’m back to ask you more questions if you don’t mind. I’m planning to do this hike soon and am shopping for micro spikes. Should I get crampons or micro spikes? And if so is there a brand you recommend?

[@NorwegianXplorer]

Crampons for this one, not micro spikes. Petzl or Black diamond have good ones, also an ice axe for self arrest

[@DomDizzler5053]

Thinking of hiking this one this weekend! How much water did you bring?

[@NorwegianXplorer]

I dont remember, prob a couple og Litres:-)

[@durzoblint415]

What did you use the ice axe for? I’m planning on going during the winter time. Would trekking poles be enough or is an ice axe a requirement?

[@NorwegianXplorer]

Its a Petzl axe, for Baden-powell it is recommended ice axe and crampons, it can be dangerous without self arrest equipment if you slip and fall

[@durzoblint415]

@@NorwegianXplorer thank you! I’m new to winter hiking and would like to do some. I did mount Baldy last month but there was no snow, I was thinking I could do this one but I haven’t hiked during the winter. If I got the proper equipment would this be a good first winter hike? Or is there an easier one you recommend in the Southern California area? Thank you for your time

[@NorwegianXplorer]

@@durzoblint415 That is a difficult question, could you go with somebody who have experience? I might recommend Baldy via the Ski hut to the summit in snow, following the trail and not the mountaineering route, just to get a felling for the equipment in snow. Baden-powell should be ok if you have trained self arrest with an ice axe so you can stop a fall.

[@durzoblint415]

@@NorwegianXplorer I will ask. My coworker is the only person I know who has experience. I believe that’s the route i did when I did Baldy. That’s the one where you come down off of devils backbone instead in going up it right? I haven’t practiced self arrest before but I would love to practice and learn. How could I practice it? Just go on the mountain and do a controlled slide to self arrest?

[@NorwegianXplorer]

@@durzoblint415 Yes find a place where you can slide down and stop without any risk. You should not do Devils backbone in snow, thats dangerous, go up and down the same route via the Sierra Ski Hut.