| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jackson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Webster-Jackson Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, December 10, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Slush, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
ice shells over crossings made picking spots tricky, and punch-throughs likely |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some basic work on a few blow-downs had been done, so this helped. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Reports of a lost jacket, but in that wind ... it's likely on Pierce or Willey by now |
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 | Comments: |
The last 50' altitude scramble to the peak was almost un-doable in micro-spikes. Risk of fall is significant, everything completely iced over, wet unpredictable slush patches in some of the places that looked like footing yielded alarming slips. It was by far the most hazardous and challenging peak push of the early winter conditions - sheet ice over everything. Likely frozen in even more by now. The trail was ice below slush, so with freezing it'll be a real meaty challenge - a nice layer of snow over it now is what's needed. Punched through to 6-12" deep water/mud in several places just below the peak ledges. All in all, I was very glad to get down in one intact piece, an unscheduled 20' glissade on my backside down off the peak was hair-raising to say the least. |
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 | Name: |
pranamedic |
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 | E-Mail: |
johnrobert.gardner@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-12-11 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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