fenderfour Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I would like to nominate Del Campo. I was up there on Sunday the pounding sun and you could see forever. The hike is nice, the basin is beautiful and the scrambling entertaining. It's a terrific day trip for more casual climbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunger Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 i agree, a scenic and v. enjoyable route. depending on interest and time, you can also scamper over to Gothic and prolong the fun in that spectacular basin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I am partial to the feta/red pepper/onion, with a bit of pesto... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireneo_Funes Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Tofu scramble for this vegetarian. Where's Del Campo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tread_tramp Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 . Where's Del Campo? It's up Weden Creek from the road that connects Barlow Pass to the old Monte Cristo townsite. I believe it takes off just before the first bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted May 2, 2005 Author Share Posted May 2, 2005 Yes, and yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbw1966 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Is there much snow on the ground around Monte Cristo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Could a reasonably capable small person (aka 10yr old) handle the scrambling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted May 2, 2005 Author Share Posted May 2, 2005 I didn't go to Monte Cristo, but I can tell you that we didn't encounter snow until about 4,500'. Kids would have a great time on Del Campo and Gothic. Both had very casual scrambles with no really big steps. The route on Del Campo had some steep snow which is probably in bad shape now. Bare rock and heather would be better than crappy snow. Gothic should still be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy_B Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Too funny. I was just thinking of posting a question about Del Campo yesterday to see if anyone has been up there. I was in there last year and couldn't even see the peak so we bailed. I wonder why they call it Foggy Lake and Foggy Pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 For a more adventurous outing try approaching from the opposite side. Start maybe 1/2 mi. up the trail to Headlee Pass, then veer off on climbers path following drainage of SF Stilly to basin between Del Campo and Morningstar. Numerous variations are possible and entertaining. That little valley is one of my favorite places. Doesn't get much traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine_Tom Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Could a reasonably capable small person (aka 10yr old) handle the scrambling? Depends how comfortable they are with the exposure. IMHO, it's an awfully long hike up thru the trees for a hundred yards of scrambling. I tried doing it about this time of year a couple years back, and got turned back with terrible post-holing before gothic basin. It's a different year of course. For a kid that age, I'd try taking them up Pugh first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Pugh is pretty rough too, that's a lot of vertical gain (close to 5,000' isn't it?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Doesn't Pugh have a corniced knife-edged ridge this time of year? I was turned back a couple of times in early season at the knob above Stujack Pass by the exposure of that ridge. Though that was a while ago, my mind's eye does not remember that as an optimal kid hike. However, once the snow's all gone, things are much different (good trail to the summit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I agree w/ you Chuck, while Pugh is less distance, I think Del Campo from Gothic Basin is definitely more kid friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenp Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I took my son when he was 12 (some 11 years ago) to Del Campo around the 4th of July. He had been rock climbing a few times and did well with the scramble...didn't care much for the hike in or out tho. I think it's a great scramble and a fine place to introduce kids to the fine art of getting high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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