4 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
This was stupid, bouldering up wet basalt in the rain. I was with 2 other members of a local mountaineering club who are supposed to be safe while climbing, and we certainly weren't. Once the rain really kicked in, we became very concerned about downclimbing the way came in and decided to "bail up" . We scrambled up to Cook Hill, 2000 feet in less than half a mile, through poison oak. Of course, then the sun came out. We then walked the old Cook Hill road down to highway 14.
