Owens Peak, California, USA (8,453 ft / 2577 m): via the IWV Trail (Class 2)

January 13, 2007

Owens Peak (8,453')

Brief report:

Hiked with awagher. We snow camped (about 1" of snow) outside at the trailhead (5,400') Friday night. Temperatures Saturday morning @ 7:30am were 8 degrees F. Started hiking at 8:10am. Got a bit off route 2/3 of the way up...eventually found the snow-covered trail to the summit. Reached the summit at 10:50am. Waited for Andrew. Had a steady 20mph cold wind up there. We avoided the snowy slabs on the way down but ended up descending a tedious talus with fresh snow (slippery). Back to the car at ~ 1:10pm (a leisurely 5 hrs car-to-car). Drove to Indian Wells Brewery afterwards to fill up with Lobotomy Bock.

Additional info about climbing Owens Peak can be found here.


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Last update: January 14, 2007
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