Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Feb. 5th 2005
Beautiful weekend with very few people. My first very first summit ever. ( I just moved to San Diego from Minnesota.) I hiked up solo to around 10,000ft and set up camp. Met Don on his way down from the summit, glad the light came in handy for you Don. I then continued on and reached the summit around 6:00pm. Hiked out the next day. I'll definitely be coming back for more!!
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2005
Did a successful solo dayhike up San G last March and decided to do it again even earlier in the year. Lots of snow and another long day. Brought snowshoes but never used them. Did use crampons though.
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2004
My first winter climb up San G. Warm weather meant soft snow. Soft snow meant snowshoes. It was that horrid wet sticky snow that wouldn't let go. Epic day and a nice challenge.
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Feb 5th, 2005
Absolutely beautiful winter hike. 25 degrees at the trailhead and about 15 to 20 on top with a 25 to 30 mph wind. Major snow depth but a pretty good surface for hiking and climbing. Really surprised to find so few people on a Saturday. Followed other's tracks that caused me to have to do an extra couple hundred vertical, but no big deal. Met those three guys coming back down and chatted briefly. They said they thought it was too steep for snowshoes, which two of them had, so they did not get above about 9,800 feet, judging from their tracks. Met two other guys who had left the summit about an hour ahead of me and one guy set to camp out at the 10,000 foot level: (Jeff, thanks again for the loan of the light, it was very useful - and one heck of a good light, too!) Also, met another guy just starting out up the trail in the dark, (at about 5 past 6) who said he was going to spend a few days up there and had climbed it many times.
So, that's two campers, 3 hikers who cut the trip short and 3 summitters. Wow! - Talk about uncrowded!
Total time up 6:38, and down in 3:43. With the extra vertical, my GPS said it was 5,707 total gain and going directly up some of the ridges and down High Creek shortened the trek to 13.5 miles. I'll definitely try this one again in the summer!
Route Climbed: Fish Creek and Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Sometime in the 80's
Fish Creek was a day hike. One of my friends (6'-9" tall - size 15 shoe) wore cheap tennis shoes, his feet have never been the same since.
Vivian creek backpacking trip. Was a blast, got hassled by the same ranger twice for having a permit for another area, playing dumb saved the trip. My friends brother wore earth shoes which he says made the uphill twice as steep!
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2004
First peak on a Nine Peaks dayhike with Glenn. I think there were more people on the summit than any other peak I've climbed, except maybe for Half Dome.
Route Climbed: Mill Creek and Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Circa 1966 and 1970
The Mill Creek is another route not noted here. It is long hike. The trail starts at about 6,500 feet, so it is 5000 foot vertical gain. The Vivian Creek is much easier.
Route Climbed: South Fork Trail / Vivian Creek Date Climbed: August 7 & December 12, 2004
Took South Fork Trail and stayed the night at Dry Lake View. Touched the summit and hiked back around passed Dry Lake and out through Horse Meadows. Winter climb w/ off-trail ridge traverse. Views opened up once the summit ridge was gained. Amazing in the winter.
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Summer '97, '98, '99, '00....
A great way to train for longer trips. Long trail, steep for first mile or so, then a moderate hike to the summit. Leave early. Way early. It gets way hot up there.
Route Climbed: Vivian Creel Date Climbed: July 17 2004
I did it for the 2 nd time. This time is tire; may be because I push too hard; I wanted to go up there earlier with my new hiking boot. BUT I STILL ENJOY IT.
Route Climbed: The South Fork Trail Date Climbed: May 27 2003
Wow, this is a long route, yet if you are planning on camping at the peak it is worth the trek, there are several rock shelters at the top and the good view of your next climb, San Jacinto.
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: April 10, 2004
It was harder than I thought. Should have brought crampons because my snowshoes were worthless on the icy slopes. A jolt of realism hitting the naive mountaineer in my head. Good times.
jefflach - Feb 8, 2005 8:12 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Feb. 5th 2005Beautiful weekend with very few people. My first very first summit ever. ( I just moved to San Diego from Minnesota.) I hiked up solo to around 10,000ft and set up camp. Met Don on his way down from the summit, glad the light came in handy for you Don. I then continued on and reached the summit around 6:00pm. Hiked out the next day. I'll definitely be coming back for more!!
Rick Kent - Feb 7, 2005 8:35 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2005Did a successful solo dayhike up San G last March and decided to do it again even earlier in the year. Lots of snow and another long day. Brought snowshoes but never used them. Did use crampons though.
Rick Kent - Feb 7, 2005 8:34 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2004My first winter climb up San G. Warm weather meant soft snow. Soft snow meant snowshoes. It was that horrid wet sticky snow that wouldn't let go. Epic day and a nice challenge.
Don Nelsen - Feb 7, 2005 3:15 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Feb 5th, 2005Absolutely beautiful winter hike. 25 degrees at the trailhead and about 15 to 20 on top with a 25 to 30 mph wind. Major snow depth but a pretty good surface for hiking and climbing. Really surprised to find so few people on a Saturday. Followed other's tracks that caused me to have to do an extra couple hundred vertical, but no big deal. Met those three guys coming back down and chatted briefly. They said they thought it was too steep for snowshoes, which two of them had, so they did not get above about 9,800 feet, judging from their tracks. Met two other guys who had left the summit about an hour ahead of me and one guy set to camp out at the 10,000 foot level: (Jeff, thanks again for the loan of the light, it was very useful - and one heck of a good light, too!) Also, met another guy just starting out up the trail in the dark, (at about 5 past 6) who said he was going to spend a few days up there and had climbed it many times.
So, that's two campers, 3 hikers who cut the trip short and 3 summitters. Wow! - Talk about uncrowded!
Total time up 6:38, and down in 3:43. With the extra vertical, my GPS said it was 5,707 total gain and going directly up some of the ridges and down High Creek shortened the trek to 13.5 miles. I'll definitely try this one again in the summer!
brutus of wyde - Jan 17, 2005 8:19 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Trail Date Climbed: June 25, 1979Car to summit in 2 hours 26 minutes 38 seconds. Round trip car-to-car 4 hours 33 minutes. Was married later the same day. My 38th ascent of the peak.
Brutus
WRGruener - Jan 14, 2005 4:35 pm
Route Climbed: Fish Creek and Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Sometime in the 80'sFish Creek was a day hike. One of my friends (6'-9" tall - size 15 shoe) wore cheap tennis shoes, his feet have never been the same since.
Vivian creek backpacking trip. Was a blast, got hassled by the same ranger twice for having a permit for another area, playing dumb saved the trip. My friends brother wore earth shoes which he says made the uphill twice as steep!
flotzilla - Dec 31, 2004 6:44 pm
Route Climbed: November 17, 2003vivian trail, high creek route
Matthew Holliman - Nov 18, 2004 9:53 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2004First peak on a Nine Peaks dayhike with Glenn. I think there were more people on the summit than any other peak I've climbed, except maybe for Half Dome.
agorokhov - Nov 15, 2004 2:20 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: May, 2004newenglandhiker - Oct 23, 2004 8:44 pm
Route Climbed: South Fork Trail Date Climbed: 30 June 2001another county highpoint
GlennG - Sep 21, 2004 1:21 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: September 5, 2004Hit San G. as the first of the 9 peaks trail. Left the trailhead at 6am, had the summit by 9:30am. Nice day, came out in Angelus Oaks.
thebeave7 - Sep 19, 2004 6:38 pm
Route Climbed: Fish Creek Date Climbed: Sept 16th, 2004Climbed as the second mountain in the So Cal 8000m challenge. What a brutal day.
tahoeberne - Aug 13, 2004 11:33 pm
Route Climbed: Mill Creek and Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Circa 1966 and 1970The Mill Creek is another route not noted here. It is long hike. The trail starts at about 6,500 feet, so it is 5000 foot vertical gain. The Vivian Creek is much easier.
n8jojohnson - Aug 7, 2004 10:53 pm
Route Climbed: South Fork Trail / Vivian Creek Date Climbed: August 7 & December 12, 2004Took South Fork Trail and stayed the night at Dry Lake View. Touched the summit and hiked back around passed Dry Lake and out through Horse Meadows. Winter climb w/ off-trail ridge traverse. Views opened up once the summit ridge was gained. Amazing in the winter.
t511a - Jul 21, 2004 8:23 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: Summer '97, '98, '99, '00....A great way to train for longer trips. Long trail, steep for first mile or so, then a moderate hike to the summit. Leave early. Way early. It gets way hot up there.
pusdkq6ee - Jul 18, 2004 12:51 am
Route Climbed: Vivian Creel Date Climbed: July 17 2004I did it for the 2 nd time. This time is tire; may be because I push too hard; I wanted to go up there earlier with my new hiking boot. BUT I STILL ENJOY IT.
pusdkq6ee - Jul 1, 2004 6:30 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: June 19th 2004It took me 12 hours to go up and down. But I didn't feel tire after that. I will go again, again.
ridgeline - Jun 13, 2004 7:13 pm
Route Climbed: South Fork to Dry Lake trail Date Climbed: August 2000Did this a few times as a kid to get ready for longer hikes, hasn't changed , still a death march.
Shaun Matyas - Jun 11, 2004 7:18 pm
Route Climbed: The South Fork Trail Date Climbed: May 27 2003Wow, this is a long route, yet if you are planning on camping at the peak it is worth the trek, there are several rock shelters at the top and the good view of your next climb, San Jacinto.
WhereAmI - Apr 19, 2004 10:15 pm
Route Climbed: Vivian Creek Date Climbed: April 10, 2004It was harder than I thought. Should have brought crampons because my snowshoes were worthless on the icy slopes. A jolt of realism hitting the naive mountaineer in my head. Good times.