Info Request: Palisades
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:59 am
Some recent comments regarding the Palisades region (viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7532" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) got me thinking about ways to further engage my 13 yo son in the Sierra experience.
Let me elaborate: I like to fish 10-11k alpine lakes; he gets bored, but likes to climb/scramble. He has no problem with elevation, endurance, distance and/or steepness. In fact, fairly recently with a another growth spurt, he's starting to outpace me on some of our local dog walks, and I walk pretty fast.
What he doesn't like to do is fish for more than 15-30 minutes, at which point he gets bored and starts climbing ice fields, boulders, cliffs, etc. It's around that time that I wake up from my trance only to discover the potential danger he's gotten himself into. This has been going on since he was around 6 or so, so it's taken me this long to finally buy a clue and figure out how to incorporate something he actually likes to do in the high Sierra.
OK, fast forward to the thread referenced above. I've been up Big Pine once before, when we were burning a few hours on our way back from Yosemite to LA. We had strolled up to the first falls, and had a picnic lunch. What intrigues me about the area are two aspects: a short, 2-3 night affair, and potential climbing/scrambling opportunities. (OK, may a 3rd - some fishing. LOL)
So here's a question for the board: Is this something that suggests getting a guide for the day? If so, who? (No technical climbing, just peak bagging.) Or are there some easy class 2 (minor class 3) well worn paths up some of the popular peaks, ridges, etc? Would going up the old Jigsaw trail count, or are there other better targets? What kind of itinerary would you design for a 2-3 night stay, including a 5 hr drive up from LA in the morning?
As usual, TIA for any tips, recommendations and/or advice.
Hobbes
Let me elaborate: I like to fish 10-11k alpine lakes; he gets bored, but likes to climb/scramble. He has no problem with elevation, endurance, distance and/or steepness. In fact, fairly recently with a another growth spurt, he's starting to outpace me on some of our local dog walks, and I walk pretty fast.
What he doesn't like to do is fish for more than 15-30 minutes, at which point he gets bored and starts climbing ice fields, boulders, cliffs, etc. It's around that time that I wake up from my trance only to discover the potential danger he's gotten himself into. This has been going on since he was around 6 or so, so it's taken me this long to finally buy a clue and figure out how to incorporate something he actually likes to do in the high Sierra.
OK, fast forward to the thread referenced above. I've been up Big Pine once before, when we were burning a few hours on our way back from Yosemite to LA. We had strolled up to the first falls, and had a picnic lunch. What intrigues me about the area are two aspects: a short, 2-3 night affair, and potential climbing/scrambling opportunities. (OK, may a 3rd - some fishing. LOL)
So here's a question for the board: Is this something that suggests getting a guide for the day? If so, who? (No technical climbing, just peak bagging.) Or are there some easy class 2 (minor class 3) well worn paths up some of the popular peaks, ridges, etc? Would going up the old Jigsaw trail count, or are there other better targets? What kind of itinerary would you design for a 2-3 night stay, including a 5 hr drive up from LA in the morning?
As usual, TIA for any tips, recommendations and/or advice.
Hobbes