| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Tripyramid (attempt), South Tripyramid, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Livermore Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the Livermore trailhead. This trail is open on the weekends only. Construction is happening during the week. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings easily hopped. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All trails in good shape, north slide very wet and extremely slippery (see description). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
The north slide is not suitable for dogs, in my opinion, but I did see one who made it all the way around the loop. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing and nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
My Plan A was to do the loop via the slides. But thanks to a completely wrong weather forecast, heavy fog made the north slide very wet and slick. I went part of the way up, but didn't feel I could continue safely in those conditions, especially solo. So I bailed and hugged trees on the way down, which was interesting in its own right. Two other folks I met did the same, but I did see others who went on. I'll return on a drier day.
Backtracking down, Plan B was up and down the south slide to South Tripyramid, where I was greeted by nothing. ;) This was much, much easier. The south slide was wet up top, but there are plenty of hand and footholds. This slide is more of a boulder scramble once you get above the gravel. I met an older gentleman who was on his way to East Sleeper this way, a route I wouldn't have thought of. We hiked up the slide together until the Kate Sleeper Trail. Very chilly and windy at the summit, I didn't stay long. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-09-21 |
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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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