| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Liberty (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Whitehouse Trail, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 15, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Hardly anyone else crazy enough to be out today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some of the blazes are going to be buried after the next storm :-) |
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 | Comments: |
What a wild day! Despite being well prepared for the temperature, I had to turn back within 100 yards of the summit. First problem: the fan on my goggles committed suicide. The vapor that it was blowing out resublimed in the -20° air instantly and jammed the fan blades with ice. A few minutes without the fan and the lenses iced over to the point I could no longer see through them. Second problem: the wind picked up from the 40mph in the forecast to about 100mph in an instant, catching me out in the middle of the ridgeline and knocking me off my feet. That makes for a windchill of approximately FFFFFFUUUUUUU°, not good when you have an exposed face. I crawled back down the ridge with my face to the ground and amazingly made it home without any frostbite. |
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 | Name: |
Daniel Franke |
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 | E-Mail: |
dfoxfranke@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-02-15 |
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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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