| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Adams, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Airline, Gulfside, Valley Way |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 9, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None, all crossings frozen |
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 | Comments: |
Started from Appalachia parking lot at noon (as per forecast of clear summits and lower wind speeds toward the end of the day), followed Airline all the way to the summit, windy above treeline, intermittent biting cold wind gusts from the west. Became steady as I climbed higher. Summit clear of clouds, unlike yesterday (reached at 2:40pm), all other Presidential peaks visible from the top of Mt. Adams. Trail is in great condition, hardpacked snow, lots of glissading ice on trail, microspikes suffice (with careful footing in steeper sections), ice axe useful. Above treeline, lots of scrambling but easy to navigate with all the rock cairns. Returned via the Gulfside trail to Madison Hut and down the Valley Way trail back to Appalachia. Back at the parking lot at 4:10pm. Another great day of winter hiking in the White Mountains. |
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 | Name: |
Rich |
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 | E-Mail: |
rdrogpa@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-01-09 |
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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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