Reaching Mount San Jacinto via Snow Creek
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2023
- The North Face of San Jacinto Peak climbs over 10,000 feet in under seven miles, making it one of the largest escarpments in the contiguous United States. When California is fortunate enough to experience a strong winter, this drainage transforms into a massive snow tongue visible from San Gorgonio Pass and across the Morongo Valley.
Snow Creek is the mountaineer's Cactus to Clouds. It includes little to no trail apart from sporadic animal tracks, dense brush, and one of the longest and steepest sustained snow ascents the United States has to offer. Of course, when a potential route like this is highlighted in such a way, there should be no surprise that humans would attempt to climb it. Outdoorists who attempt this route are required to be skilled in orienteering, with experience in 4th & 5th class exposure, and have the endurance/conditioning of a bighorn sheep.
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Like your format, straight and to the point. Oh, to be climber, presenter, cameraman and fearless at heart... What a route, incredible job!
Man, thanks for that. This is a ton of work. I also edited and produced the music in this video. Alright i'm just tooting my own horn now haha. Thank you!
You're incredible. I can't believe anyone can do that rough and rugged terrain with that amount of elevation gain as a day hike.
I was sick for a week afterwards. Haha. So technically I barely managed. Thank you!
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Well, I'm a little familiar with the rough terrain in that area, so I know how difficult it can be. I could never go that far with that much elevation gain in a day, though. If you had not done it, I would not have thought it could be done.
@@trvrsoutdoorsaltitude sickness sick?
@@GrumpyCat24 nah. I think it shocked my immune system and I got a cold.
Really enjoyed this vid - thanks for posting
Thanks for watching!
Wow!! I used to live in idlewild, and i always looked at that mountain and wondered about getting up that face. Outstanding job!!
Thank you! I wondered for a long time as well. I teared up when I finally reached the tram station. It meant a lot.
Solid send on this route. You make it look relatively easy for how hard it actually is and also big kudos for going solo. I've been up Snow Creek 2x. Both times with 2 other buddies who are competent rock climbers & fairly fit. Both times we started at 3:30am and BOTH times barely made it to the tram by 9:30pm!!! The area where you had to crawl on your hand we called 'the psycho forest'. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
Ha! Love that name. Thanks for the compliments. I trained pretty hard for this and had my eye on it for years. It had to happen whether I was ready or not. Stoked to be a part of the club!
Why go thousands of miles to other countries when great mountaineering is right here. San Jacinto is my favorite mountain on the planet, not that I have climbed that many. Now live in Az, miss this mountain a lot. Always wanted to do snow creek, so thanks sooo much for taking us along. Great job. Such an awesome mountain🏜️⛄️
Oh man, I shared that exact sentiment for this one. It is such a unique route that transcends the rest of Southern California outdoor spaces. I'm so grateful to have one of the best and most difficult mountaineering routes in all of the US in the middle of the desert in Socal. What an absolute gem. Thanks for watching!
Proud solo climb! Nice!
Very much a proud climb. Thank you.
Nicely done Aar Jay!
Thank you sir! Loved this one. So beautiful.
Impressive accomplishment. Oh to be in that kind of physical condition. I would not have thought it possible to go up that creek in a day much less at all. I've stopped below along Highway 111 and looked up Snow Creek never thinking anyone could hike up that. Congratulations !
Thank you! I was BARELY in that kind of physical condition. Was sick for ten days afterward. The effort shocked my immune system I think. Thanks for watching!
You made it look easy! Congrats! The scenery below the chockstone looks as nice if not nicer than above.
I 100% agree. I was actually very surprised that more people don't go there just for that part. Such beautiful desert meadows along the ridge. Thank you.
Sir that is a beast of an ascent in one day. Respect
Thank you! It definitely felt like one haha.
That's a challenging hike, looks likes from desert hot springs. At least has water unlike the Catus to trails 👣 climb
Catus to Clouds I meant.
The water definitely helps! I don't think I'd do this if I wasn't able to filter.
Awesome Bro! Great Video!!!!!
Thanks brother!
That tall boy at the top must have tasted pretty dam good ! Thanx man !
I still remember it clear as day. West coast lager standing at 5.8% from burning bridge brewing in San Dimas. Great hoppy bite. I was skipping around and talking to myself all delusional on the way down the east slope from the summit because I was so drunk off like 2/3rds of it, I guess due to the elevation and just sheer lack of energy and probably also having nothing left in my gut.
Awesome!
Thank you 🙏!
Amazing ❤
Love how you have a beer mid way haha EPIC.. Made it look easy
It was a Non-alcoholic beer. I can't afford to the post beer energy loss this early in the game on these outings. Thankfully the descent from the summit was so tame compared to the way up, that I felt comfortable having a good lager. There is no motivation like a summit beer, besides maybe one back at the car.
@@trvrsoutdoors 100% Either way! Well done
We did it on April 8, 2023. We started at the small community at Blaisdell Canyon.
The avalanches made it easy for us to walk right past the Chalkstone. The snow around the Chalkstone had all melted by the time you did it.
Yeah I heard about your group doing it and I was actually gonna start with someone that night as well. They bailed, and I eventually turned around. That would have saved me so much time, haha. Good effort!
This was truly amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you very much. I truly enjoy putting this kind of stuff together, so it's a pleasure.
I'll take this trail over the more popular one anyday, especially around springtime when the meadows are poppin!
Absolutely! I definitely enjoyed going even up the Blaisdell ridge. Insane views. Gorgeous wildlife.
Most AwesomE climb...tY
Just moved to Palm Springs amazing video thanks so much.
Amazing! Great job and cool video.
Wow !! I'm truly impressed and inspired,never knew looking from afar that there was a feasible route to the summit.what was the elevation gain ?
Alot lol over 10k and over half of it during the last mile I believe.
It was about 10,200. My watch tracked over 12k, but I think it was malfunctioning. Guess I gotta go back and double check.
Love the insane sj hikes! I want to go try some of these like C2C sometime soon. What shoes are you using until its time to boot up? Looks like a must have for the non snowy areas
Yeah I'm really glad I brought multiple shoes. My mountaineering boots are only comfortable for about 7 miles before I start getting annoyed.
Those look like they are the Saucony Excursion TR15s. A solid choice trail runner that isn't light weight, but also built for tougher terrain and cheap as hell. Ive been using them since the TR10s
Thank you for the reply. Solomon seems to be a top pick. Amazing work here, and thanks for showing the rest of us the way through!
Yeah I used to use Salomon, but they were too narrow and I didn't love the crazy amount of grip on the speed cross. I've got ridiculously flat feet, so my current go to pair of shoes is the Merrell Speed Eco. Fantastic arch support and excellent build for the cross country stuff.
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Epic...So is this area closed by fish and game/DWA? Or did you have a permit? Is it trespassing or only closed to vehicles? Hearing different things....think it may have been shut down in recent years but not sure.....great video!!!!!
I sent a reply to your other comment. Its just a small square mile that is closed to access. I went around that completely. More info here:
www.trvrsoutdoors.com/blogs/peninsular-ranges/mount-san-jacinto-via-snow-creek
@@trvrsoutdoors I guess that area was open at one time but got shut down about 10 years ago. Thought it was just closed to vehicles. Bummer. Looks like a beautiful area...
Great job bro 🎉
Thank you very much!
great video, I stayed in Palm Springs recently and saw lights on the ridge near snow creek at night, got me curious
epic climb!
Wow. I hope someone managed to get to the top! Ithought about doing it again this year, but it looks like we didn't get enough snow. Cheers!
@@trvrsoutdoorsfrom what I could tell it looked like they were on their way down but I also know there were a few SAR calls placed while I was there too, thanks again for the great video
Nice dude. Did that last year, looking to run again..
Thank you. I will definitely be returning for better conditions. Just a gorgeous route.
@@trvrsoutdoors gotta do sneak approach. Taunt water company security guard. Plan next time is to summit, sleep up top, and then come down the next day and run Falls canyon. That waterfall is enormous.
That and bring a better beer. 😉
@@asbestosclaimslaw Haha. Taunt the guard. Yeah. That falls looks like it'd be insane to get up close to. So many reasons to go back. In the right conditions, this is our own little Sierra Nevada in So Cal
There is no Mount San Jacinto. It's the San Jacintos mountain range, I was a state park forest ranger there. Back in the late 70s. When I was 16. Our supervisors mare a point of thats.
That's good information. Thank you!
Is this route on AllTrails? I am planning on doing this next weekend but not seeing anything appealing on AllTrails. Most take me through the Tramway
Now isn't a good time to go. With all of the warm temperatures, you are sure to have a rough time climbing in the snow toward the top. I think the opportunity to do it this year has passed. Sorry! But if you are intent on at least checking out the area, you can find more information at the trip report link in the description of this video
I am confused by this did he just walk straight up the mountain? What is the gpx? And how did he drink a beer at the start?
This is my favorite comment ever, by far. Yes I went straight to the North face of Mount San Jacinto. The GPX is unfortunately not available, but I did write a full trip report which includes a bread crumb style map. And the first beer was non alcoholic. Thank you for watching.
@@trvrsoutdoors Ok that is a cool route, just seemed sketchy. If you go via the PCT it seems like it would be very very long so this way you took is much more direct. Good job and cool video.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but traversing the snow above the creek was an extremely dangerous maneuver…
I guess I'd have to ask specifically what you mean by dangerous. Nothing about this video is really defined by the word "safe".
is that actually the route over the chockstone you pointed out? Thought you were joking... Looks like a death wish if so.
Yes, that is in fact a feasible route that has been noted in trip reports. I agree that it doesn't look very safe. I probably would have tried it if I had access to the ground, but the snow separated that wall from my by about 12 feet, so I had to opt for another class 3/4 route, a 50 foot climb maybe 30 feet back along the route.
@@trvrsoutdoors thanks! Looked elsewhere and it seems like that is actually the route people do. Nutty.