| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Quincy Adams, Mt. Adams (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Airline, Valley Way |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
only car in Appalachia parking lot at 3am when we started, about 7 cars when we returned at 8:30am. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy rock hoping, moderately high water but easily passable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Moderate blowdown on the lower 2 miles of the airline trail; all easily passable and did not obstruct walking or following the trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
water bottle in a wool sock about 1.5 miles up the airline |
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 | Comments: |
Started hiking at approx. 3am for an Adams sunrise up the airline trail. Barebooted until about 3/4 of a mile in until there was a stable monorail, from then on microspikes were just fine. Broke treeline on airline around 5am where we had intermittent clouds and fog with moderate winds, it is FULL WINTER at 4200 feet and up, be prepared.
My hiker partner was getting very sore and we decided to summit Quincy Adams and then descend to the hut. Beware, between Adams and Madison the drifts are over 6 feet deep and we had some horrific postholing up to our waists every 5 steps. Snowshoes highly recommended but with the spring conditions it was still just gross and hard.
Once we got to the hut we took a rest and then went down valley way which was also posthole conditions with drifts of about 5 feet deep getting shallower overtime. Valley way was very manageable with microspikes below 3600 feet and we barebooted the last mile. All over, very hard day at the top, deep snow and I took a fall near kings ravine that resulted in a 30 foot slide down the mountain hitting a few trees and rocks so Im feeling those bruises today, but completely worth it for the unbeatable morning views! |
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 | Name: |
Annika Morgan |
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 | E-Mail: |
Annikaleem@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-05-03 |
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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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