AlpineK Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Trip: Mailbox Peak - The Trail Route Date: 8/21/2007 Trip Report: I know so what it's just a hike. This is the first alpine thing with a summit I've done in over a year, so it's a big deal to me. The weather was suppose to be better after noon on this day, but it kept raining long after that. On this route there seem to be multiple trails that all work for the route up. The sun never came out, but there were some huckleberries on the trail. Nobody else was out this day which was nice. The mailboxes at the summit were both stuffed with letters and odds and ends. I spent long enough on the summit to take a couple pictures then headed back down to my truck and then Ken's Truck Town where I bought a box of beef jerky. Time to summit: 3hrs. Total Time : 5hrs I wonder if that idiot from Portland with the dog ever set a record car to summit? Summit in the rain. Hurry up and take that picture so I can get the hell out of here. Gear Notes: Shoes are needed. Approach Notes: Approach via Ken's Truck Town, Middle Fork Road, and Lake Dorothy Road. Park at a large lot on the left side of the road. Then follow the gated road to the right and bypass the gate. Follow the road till you see an obvious trail going uphill to the left of the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 excellent, i would have to agree that shoes are nice to have. what ever happened with the possibility of some governmental agency stepping in and making that an "official trail" and ruining all the fun steepness? way to crush Kurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 sweet! I've been wanting to send the first shoeless ascent, up for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Solo? What, d'you have a death wish? Quit being so selfish and think of Pope's mother. Did it smell like wet dog up there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 nice work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To_The_Top Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Right on, where you the one that "tossed the hydrant"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 This trip was a FA for me at least. I've never been up Mailbox before. It's a lot more fun than Si, and I've been up that a hundred times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 si is all about the milf and teenyboppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 si is all about the milf and teenyboppers Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverdina Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 My climbing boots have been soaking for well over a month now without a prayer of drying till next summer. Is there any chance I can do this in my Crocs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoroastr Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 ...drove to the MB trailhead once before realizing i hadn't packed the shoes. i was pissed enough to do the thing in a pair of those addidas flip flop things that are just a sole with a big wide band over the front of your foot. worked great going up, but the tootsies were a little raw by the time i was ready for my large coffee and king-sized payday at ken's....strong work--way to git 'er done! [did i say that right?]... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 They say Mailbox is "The new Mount Si". I don't believe them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octopuswithafez Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin_B Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 way to git 'er done! [did i say that right?]... No, its "Git 'R Dun" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 All the times I've been weathered off that peak, bonked and turned back on that route, lost confidence and turned back because of routefinding issues, and you friggin' nail it on the first try. My hat is off to you, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Work it K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I bet that felt pretty satisfying, even if it was "just a hike". Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 So....thats what you look like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Nice work! Did you eat any deep fried pickles afterwards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 So....thats what you look like! Yeah, he looks a lot happier here, though, for obvious reasons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klar404 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 A: He looks like a younger version of David Lynch. B: I once made it to razorback ridge on Garfield in Tevas in my burner dayz!Boots were elswhere..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I like the pictures. This one stumps me: it looks like Fireweed, maybe, but what are those "spikey" plants? Mullen? Self portraits, shot at the times that count, rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Nice going, Feck! I love the foggy ambience of the TR pics. Adds drama. I want to see what is in that mailbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmncwrtr Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Yay, Feck!!!!! I second what Sherri said. What is in the mailbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 There are all kinds of letters and little kiddy toys in there. I would have read a bit, but it was wet enough I didn't want to muck them up. Thanks everyone it wasn't anywhere close to rad climbing, but it was a bid deal for me given where I was at last year at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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