Scott and I attempted to see if we could hike Big Baldy ‘before work’. Though the south ridge is an option (see this), Scott wanted to go up the maintained forest service trail which is at least a mile longer but less steep. The plan was to meet at the Dry Canyon trailhead at 5am sharp. Apparently to Scott, "sharp" means 15 min after the specified time.
We left the parking lot at 5:22. I tried to set a pace that would punish Scott or his tardiness but he stayed on my heals the whole way. I stopped only to point out a few landmarks we had discussed in the past, less than a minute total on the way up. We reached the peak at 7:14. We spent about 10 min at the peak, unfortunately the haze and lighting conditions made photography suboptimal. Coming down we shaved 8 min off the time going up.
Depart Trailhead: 5:22am Arrived Summit: 7:14am Depart Summit: 7:24am Arrived Trailhead: 9:08am Elevation Gain: 3278 ft
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