Mailbox Peak Climber's Log

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Bobman

Bobman - Feb 11, 2012 12:26 am Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2012

Tough Climb  Sucess!

Much tougher than I thought it would be, and some route-finding on the trail (thank God for the white diamonds). The final rocky slopes have up to three feet of snow, and a bit of wind, but the only sun I had all day. Three hours up, 90 minutes down, stiff and sore and eyes still stinging from the sweat, even after shower. Great views from top, but weather started to turn, so I headed down after 15 minutes. One guy brought a folding chair up, was hanging out, having a great time. Could not have done it without mini spikes and trek poles--stupidly left gaiters in the car and they would have helped keep snow out of my boots. A very nice day on the hill.

CzechMark

CzechMark - Jan 17, 2012 4:09 pm Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2012

The kid's aren't alright  Sucess!

0 degree windchill, 20-30mph gusts of sideways snow. I broke a lot of trail post-holing past the treeline. Some of the drifts were over 3 feet deep. Two guys from Bellingham followed my tracks up and were the only other people that summited that day. Props to them. I thought I was the only crazy person to try Mailbox that day haha

dan-o

dan-o - Aug 12, 2011 4:39 pm Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2000

Leg Pumper  Sucess!

Always a great one to pump the legs for the upcoming season.

swanny17

swanny17 - Apr 25, 2011 9:51 pm

Snowy  Sucess!

Great training hike for Rainier. Loaded up packs and went to the top. Got back just in time for the rain to start DUMPING.

Couldn't believe how many people there were in shorts, tennis shoes, and NO WATER or JACKETS doing this in March. Come on people use your heads and go half way prepared please

Vinny

Vinny - Mar 20, 2011 9:09 pm Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2011

nice morning  Sucess!

nice morning out with Oyvind- good conversation as we both tested new boots, enjoyed the views, dreamed of bigger routes, parenting perfectly and solved societies problems.

Boonie1

Boonie1 - Mar 17, 2011 1:04 am Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2011

Cold and windy  Sucess!

but when is Mailbox not in the winter.

juneauhiker

juneauhiker - Feb 23, 2011 2:09 pm

Proper footwear?  Sucess!

We saw people with shoes ranging from plastic mountaineering boots to vibram 5 fingers with lots of tennis shoes and hiking boots in between. Had fresh snow not covered the last 500' I don't doubt we would have seen chacos or tevas too.

belowfellow

belowfellow - Feb 16, 2011 5:21 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2008

my first mailbox trip  Sucess!

my favorite training hike, hands down.

Kyle22

Kyle22 - Feb 13, 2011 10:26 pm Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2009

Great training hike.  Sucess!

I used to hike mailbox peak every weekend with 20lbs pack trying to beat my previous time. Hiking mail box every weekend really helped me in preperation for the Swiss and French alps this past summer.

CzechMark

CzechMark - Feb 12, 2011 9:27 pm Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2011

DAMN  Sucess!

Awesome shorty peak. Another one done solo. Had a little bit of everything. Route finding, snow and ice travel, 35-45 mph wind gusts... perfect. Felt like a way bigger mountain. It truly doesn't feel like only 4,800 ft. Bravo Mailbox, bravo.

Josh Lewis

Josh Lewis - Jan 13, 2011 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2008

A nice easy peak  Sucess!

This was a decent mountain of the easier peaks. Even in late April the mailbox was snowed over.

breauxtrahn

breauxtrahn - Dec 8, 2010 9:47 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008

I told dad it was steep  Sucess!

a bit of snow to play in on the summit.

jonahmanning

jonahmanning - Nov 3, 2010 2:23 pm Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2010

phone home???  Sucess!

Last time I went up (early Sept, 2010) there was a 35lb dumbbell up at the summit. This time it was gone, however, replaced by a small phone booth (Oct 30, 2010). Wonderful I thought, since my mother is passed on, this should be the perfect spot to make a call to heaven. Inexplicably, the call did not go through. If anyone is more successful, please let me know.

Arkitekt

Arkitekt - Jul 18, 2010 1:13 am Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2009

Mailbox Full  Sucess!

Got to the top, Looked around. Looked in the Mailbox and noticed it was quite full. I especially found the emergency cigarette to be humorous.

TimmyC

TimmyC - Jun 5, 2010 6:23 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2010

Mud and crowds  Sucess!

Most of my outings this spring have been almost people-free. Days like today remind me that, oh yeah, it's June. Big crowds, dozens of off-leash dogs tearing about, and LOTS of mud. The middle third of the trail -- or what's left of it -- is a huge mess. Not sure I understand the attraction of this trail. I mean, it's pretty and all and it's close to town, but... maybe I should try it again midweek. At least it was a nice day and we got an early start.

flomulgator

flomulgator - May 18, 2010 8:37 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 2010

Lost shirt?  Sucess!

It's a long shot but if you left a REI size L underlayer at the top, give me a shout, otherwise it's going to goodwill. Also, when you hit talus go straight up; the trail continuing through the forest @ ~4200' is treacherously icy. No snow on trail asides from that.

Boonie1

Boonie1 - May 3, 2010 1:25 am Date Climbed: May 2, 2010

Just me.  Sucess!

Just me on top. It may have been the freezing wind and snow, but it sure was peacefull.

Mike Lewis

Mike Lewis - Mar 9, 2010 8:21 pm

RainierTrainier

Not sure when I did it... sometime in 2008 between February and April. I encountered some bad vibes from other guys up there and a climbing group that thought they owned the mountain for a day. You know how that goes. It was a great day otherwise. Good views and nice hike. Needed my ice axe for the last bit.

Bryan K

Bryan K - Oct 19, 2009 5:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2006

Been there.....  Sucess!

Good day with decent views

EverydayExplorer

EverydayExplorer - Sep 14, 2009 6:02 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2009

Good "Get to Know Ya" Hike  Sucess!

Fun get to know you hike. It was good exercise and you didn't have to focus and could just chat while hiking.

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