| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Tuckerman Ravine Trail, Lions Head Winter Route |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Pinkham Notch was full at 830, overflow lot was just starting to collect cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction, Ice Axe |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
At start of day, streams on Tuckerman trail were still covered.
By end of day, some of them had opened up.
Right at the cusp. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Impressive trees splint at the junction between winter and summer Lion's head.
No less than 3 cords! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Big blacks spiders on the loose. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nice gloves found , I left them at JDL |
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 | Comments: |
Spring conditions. A bit of everything. We bare-booted, we used microspikes, we used crampons. I think I counted 6 footwear changes, but might have been more.
The dihedral on LH shortly after leaving fire road was melted out, just a wet rock climb.
Above that through the end of the trees was steep, soft, wet ice.
Above that to the summit, mashed potatoes.
Learned the hard way not to follow skiers bootprints. They might look like they are going to the summit, but many of them just go up a few hundred feet and then leave a ski trail down. Better to just follow the GPS dot on the real trail, kick in steps, and ignore the temptations of somebody else's steps that go nowhere.
We investigated downclimbing the skiers uptrack in Tuckerman's right gully. Not recommended, at least on this day. LHwinter is always a challenge, but downclimbing 500 ft facing in on TRG with no rope and lots of exposure didn't appeal.
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 | Name: |
CnM |
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 | E-Mail: |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-05-02 |
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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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