The goal of this week’s “tales from the trails” hike was to assess how much snow is still left on Mount Baden-Powell, the highest mountain in the greater High Desert area. Only 26 miles southwest of ...
Mount Baden-Powell in the San Gabriel Mountains near Wrightwood, is well-known for its hiking trails, snow play areas, grand vistas, and massive stature, but few know the extraordinary history behind ...
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- A 69-year-old man was recovering Saturday night after hiking and sliding down a 100-foot ice chute in Mount Baden-Powell in the San Gabriel Mountains. An injured hiker ...
To the editor: While I agree with historian Andrew Offenburger’s premise that local mountain peaks should not honor racist accomplices to British imperialism, I would remind him that Robert ...
In 1952, Californians met atop a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains and christened it Mt. Burnham. They were posthumously honoring Frederick Russell Burnham, a Pasadena resident who had risen to fame ...
Baden Powell de Aquino was born in Varre-e-Sai in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His father, a scouting enthusiast, named him after Lord Robert Baden-Powell. When he was three, his family ...
Named after the British army officer who founded the Boy Scouts, Mount Baden-Powell stands at 9,399 feet—just 665 shy of Mount Baldy, the range’s tallest peak. Four miles from car to summit, this ...
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