Sam Page - Apr 20, 2008 12:52 pm Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2000
Weird
I do not remember the exact date. Two guys on the (rather remote) summit were drinking beer and a woman with an enormous hip-pack filled primarily with popcorn was not restraining her flatulence. Later that evening at the campground, a crazed woman intentionally drove her car at high speed down the mountainside and then disappeared from the accident site, thus necessitating the arrival of a search and rescue team. Odd.
Nice hike, but we didn't make the top. There was more snow than we had anticipated, up to a few feet in places. Hike provides great views of valley, however.
Bob Burd - Feb 29, 2008 11:39 pm Date Climbed: Dec 3, 2007
The trail
It would seem everyone climbs this one. Snow on the ground and screaming winds. Fun day with Evan. Trip Report
phillinley - Feb 11, 2008 11:44 am Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2008
Winter ascent
Way too windy on the ridge past Rogers and Bennett to finish this in one day. Had to snowshoe in about a mile south of Charcoal.
jimegan - Feb 8, 2008 8:17 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2003
TELESCOPE PK
CLIMBED WITH LVMC
Shirley Lam - Jan 30, 2008 10:21 pm Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2007
Dayhiked
from Shorty's
bighornmonkey - Jan 18, 2008 1:03 pm Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2007
Done...
Got to the top twice...great views from up there.
Bonesaw - Jan 11, 2008 9:34 am Date Climbed: May 15, 2003
Dayhike
Fun hike... a nice way to escape the valley heat in May. Was interesting to be melting in 115 deg F temperature at Badwater one day and hiking through snow the next day.
kovarpa - Jan 5, 2008 5:39 pm Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2007
Our last 2007 climb/hike
Hike from TH. Windy once on the crest, not a lot of snow. Only the two of us that day.
RyanMountain - Dec 3, 2007 3:42 pm Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2006
2nd try a success
The first attempt I made on this mountain ended before it even began when I rolled my car on Wildrose Rd. in Death Valley. I wasn't discouraged however, and I returned in June to claim the summit. Easy hike with great desert and mountain views. The bristlecones are a beautiful part of the trip as well!
Did this in a three day marathon of mountains, rocks, and driving. Day 1: Mt. Dana in Yosemite, 2: Telescope, 3: Back in YOSE for Half Dome.
redsplashman23 - Nov 25, 2007 2:01 am Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2007
Windy day
Very Windy and cold day. Great views of the Sierras, Death Valley, the Spring Mountains, and much more. Bagged Bennett and Rogers on the way back and saw an almost Full Moon on the way down from Rogers.
ryanclear - Nov 11, 2007 8:20 pm Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
fairly easy hike
we hiked from mahogany flats which is about 14 miles round trip. the beginning is a constant grade that brings you around different traverses and ridges. the wind really started to pick up as the temperature read 40 degrees. you can see the peak from where the rangers station is when you ascend your first 1000 feet. it is very deceptive being that I thought we where going to hike up the backbone of the mountain. Wrong, we went around traverse and ended up hiking up a series of switchbacks. The hike was great though, i started feeling the altitude around 1050 feet. Stopped and rested for a few minutes and then hit the summit.
The summit is one of the more beautiful views I have seen.
MoapaPk - Nov 4, 2007 3:40 pm Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2007
shorty's->Telescope
First, hats off to those who do the full hike, returning down that miserable talus back to Shorty's. We had a ride waiting at Mahogany; 22 miles and 11500' accumulated was enough.
Second, do the road in the dark so you will pass this tedious part without massive boredom.
Started at the well at ~3:30AM; picked the timing so there was a crescent (almost quarter) moon that rose at 1:30 AM. Got to top ~1:25, back to Mahogany ~3:30PM.
I'll post the map for our route on the ridge-- seemed better than guidebook suggestions, as it was a stable ridge with cairns and a switchbacked pack trail much of the way. I think this is the route suggested by Dave Daly, but I didn't see cairns at the very bottom of the route -- maybe they were washed away -- and we certainly never had the loose crap one sees in the picture of Deb.
panweilin - Oct 25, 2007 3:16 pm Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2006
Shorty's Well -> Telescope Peak -> Mahogany Flat
Started 4am from Shorty's Well (-252 ft), bagged Telescope Peak (11,049 ft) 7pm, descended to Mahogany Flat 11pm.
graham - Oct 18, 2007 8:28 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2007
From Shorty's Well
Hiked up from Shorty's Well (Badwater) with TonyC and ET. Exited via Mahogany Flats. Luckily, we got a ride back to Furnace Creek by some nice tourists
midwest hiker - Oct 8, 2007 2:41 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007
dayhike from mahogany
made it all the way up to Mahogany Flat in my Honda Accord (which I was immensely grateful for at the end of the day). Perfect weather--sunny and very little wind. Didn't see anyone all day til I was almost back to the trail head on the way down. Brutal switchbacks toward the end; thought they'd never end! :) But overall, great hike and phenomenal views.
Sam Page - Apr 20, 2008 12:52 pm Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2000
WeirdI do not remember the exact date. Two guys on the (rather remote) summit were drinking beer and a woman with an enormous hip-pack filled primarily with popcorn was not restraining her flatulence. Later that evening at the campground, a crazed woman intentionally drove her car at high speed down the mountainside and then disappeared from the accident site, thus necessitating the arrival of a search and rescue team. Odd.
grimbley - Mar 19, 2008 10:01 pm
SNOWNice hike, but we didn't make the top. There was more snow than we had anticipated, up to a few feet in places. Hike provides great views of valley, however.
Bob Burd - Feb 29, 2008 11:39 pm Date Climbed: Dec 3, 2007
The trailIt would seem everyone climbs this one. Snow on the ground and screaming winds. Fun day with Evan. Trip Report
phillinley - Feb 11, 2008 11:44 am Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2008
Winter ascentWay too windy on the ridge past Rogers and Bennett to finish this in one day. Had to snowshoe in about a mile south of Charcoal.
jimegan - Feb 8, 2008 8:17 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2003
TELESCOPE PKCLIMBED WITH LVMC
Shirley Lam - Jan 30, 2008 10:21 pm Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2007
Dayhikedfrom Shorty's
bighornmonkey - Jan 18, 2008 1:03 pm Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2007
Done...Got to the top twice...great views from up there.
Bonesaw - Jan 11, 2008 9:34 am Date Climbed: May 15, 2003
DayhikeFun hike... a nice way to escape the valley heat in May. Was interesting to be melting in 115 deg F temperature at Badwater one day and hiking through snow the next day.
kovarpa - Jan 5, 2008 5:39 pm Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2007
Our last 2007 climb/hikeHike from TH. Windy once on the crest, not a lot of snow. Only the two of us that day.
RyanMountain - Dec 3, 2007 3:42 pm Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2006
2nd try a successThe first attempt I made on this mountain ended before it even began when I rolled my car on Wildrose Rd. in Death Valley. I wasn't discouraged however, and I returned in June to claim the summit. Easy hike with great desert and mountain views. The bristlecones are a beautiful part of the trip as well!
Did this in a three day marathon of mountains, rocks, and driving. Day 1: Mt. Dana in Yosemite, 2: Telescope, 3: Back in YOSE for Half Dome.
redsplashman23 - Nov 25, 2007 2:01 am Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2007
Windy dayVery Windy and cold day. Great views of the Sierras, Death Valley, the Spring Mountains, and much more. Bagged Bennett and Rogers on the way back and saw an almost Full Moon on the way down from Rogers.
ryanclear - Nov 11, 2007 8:20 pm Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
fairly easy hikewe hiked from mahogany flats which is about 14 miles round trip. the beginning is a constant grade that brings you around different traverses and ridges. the wind really started to pick up as the temperature read 40 degrees. you can see the peak from where the rangers station is when you ascend your first 1000 feet. it is very deceptive being that I thought we where going to hike up the backbone of the mountain. Wrong, we went around traverse and ended up hiking up a series of switchbacks. The hike was great though, i started feeling the altitude around 1050 feet. Stopped and rested for a few minutes and then hit the summit.
The summit is one of the more beautiful views I have seen.
MoapaPk - Nov 7, 2007 12:04 am
Re: Telescope PeakMy tolerance for mule poop/pee is really low!!
MoapaPk - Nov 4, 2007 3:40 pm Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2007
shorty's->TelescopeFirst, hats off to those who do the full hike, returning down that miserable talus back to Shorty's. We had a ride waiting at Mahogany; 22 miles and 11500' accumulated was enough.
Second, do the road in the dark so you will pass this tedious part without massive boredom.
Started at the well at ~3:30AM; picked the timing so there was a crescent (almost quarter) moon that rose at 1:30 AM. Got to top ~1:25, back to Mahogany ~3:30PM.
I'll post the map for our route on the ridge-- seemed better than guidebook suggestions, as it was a stable ridge with cairns and a switchbacked pack trail much of the way. I think this is the route suggested by Dave Daly, but I didn't see cairns at the very bottom of the route -- maybe they were washed away -- and we certainly never had the loose crap one sees in the picture of Deb.
For a 1-day "how much gain can I do?" test, I would greatly prefer this to GC rim2rim2rim -- there isn't the beauty, but there also isn't the mule pee/poop, and there aren't hordes of people and digusting outhouses.
Did the trail years ago, after a snowy year. This time (2007) was the first time I'd seen the peak without snow :^(
panweilin - Oct 25, 2007 3:16 pm Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2006
Shorty's Well -> Telescope Peak -> Mahogany FlatStarted 4am from Shorty's Well (-252 ft), bagged Telescope Peak (11,049 ft) 7pm, descended to Mahogany Flat 11pm.
graham - Oct 18, 2007 8:28 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2007
From Shorty's WellHiked up from Shorty's Well (Badwater) with TonyC and ET. Exited via Mahogany Flats. Luckily, we got a ride back to Furnace Creek by some nice tourists
midwest hiker - Oct 8, 2007 2:41 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007
dayhike from mahoganymade it all the way up to Mahogany Flat in my Honda Accord (which I was immensely grateful for at the end of the day). Perfect weather--sunny and very little wind. Didn't see anyone all day til I was almost back to the trail head on the way down. Brutal switchbacks toward the end; thought they'd never end! :) But overall, great hike and phenomenal views.
lasvegaswraith - Aug 25, 2007 1:32 am
from MahoganyClimbed from Mahogany flats. Gotta try it from Badwater next time.
derbilly - Aug 21, 2007 9:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
TrailDecided to take a break from the rigorous schedule of the challenge and change up the scenery.
mlarkin2002 - Aug 13, 2007 11:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
DayhikeDayhike from mahogany cg, picked up bennett and rogers as well.