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Six-Pack of Peaks challenge… In 6 days in October?

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  • August 28, 2015 at 5:42 am #16823
    Dan Crompton
    Participant

    Hey,

    We’re thinking of doing the 6-Pack of Peaks across 6 days in October. We’re experienced mountain hikers. I guess I have a couple of questions…

    1. Apart from having very tired legs, is there any reason not to do 6 peaks across a week or 10 days?
    2. Will all the trails be walkable in early Oct?
    3. Do any of the trails require specialist equipment? We have decent, worn-in boots and walking poles, and don’t want to do any climbing etc.

    Thanks for any advice you can give!!
    Dan

    August 31, 2015 at 12:15 pm #16892
    Jeff Hester
    Keymaster

    Dan,

    Talk about taking it to a whole new level! That’s a big goal!
    It’s doable, if you’re up for long mileage days. If you just came off hiking the JMT or something, it might even be a “walk in the woods” since you wouldn’t have to carry a heavy backpack.

    All the routes I’ve detailed on SoCalHiker are plain ol’ hiking trails with no special equipment necessary. Note that the top of San Jacinto requires a bit of boulder scrambling, but nothing outrageous.

    As for the weather, October can be unpredictable. With the big El Niño predicted, we may have a bumper crop of rain (or even snow) in October. It’s happened before. If at all possible, I would do this as early as possible in October.

    Keep us posted, and good luck!

    August 31, 2015 at 3:41 pm #16896
    Dan Crompton
    Participant

    Great – thanks for taking the time to respond.

    We’re getting this all booked now, so am looking forward to it!
    Thanks,
    Dan

    January 17, 2016 at 12:55 pm #78355
    Lora W
    Participant

    Hi Dan! I’m new to the forum and the 6 pack challenge but doing all of this with the intention of a JMT thru hike in 2017. I’m curious if you followed through with your intention to do the 6 peaks in one week or so and how that worked for you?

    January 18, 2016 at 2:06 am #78370
    Dan Crompton
    Participant

    Hi Lora,

    Doing the 6 peaks in a week was a bit of a push – especially as it was about 100F in LA at the time we went! It was also our first time in LA so we wanted to make sure we didn’t miss out on seeing the city.

    We ended up doing 3 of the peaks, plus 1 long hike in the desert around Palm Springs. The stand-outs by far were Mount Baldy (Mt San Antonio) and Mt San Jacinto. They are both absolutely stunning treks, and I would do them again in a heartbeat. Mt Wilson was pleasant but not as visually stunning as the others.

    Since Cucamonga and Baldy are right by each other (literally the same car park), it seemed like we’d be duplicating the experience by doing them both within the space of a week. I wonder if the same is true of San Bernardino and San Gorgonio, which are very close to one another.

    Good luck with the hike! We absolutely loved the treks we did around LA and Palm Springs… Trip of a lifetime!
    Dan

    January 18, 2016 at 10:35 pm #78406
    Lora W
    Participant

    Thanks for responding, Dan. Sounds like an amazing week. Glad you had such a fabulous time.

    September 18, 2016 at 6:34 pm #83721
    Nancy R
    Participant

    That’s impressive Dan. I did Cucamonga and Badly back to back – two alone was exhausting.

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