| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Kearsarge North Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kearsarge North Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 20, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One large blowdown |
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 | Comments: |
Bare boot with a bit of care up to the top of the ledges, Once the trail heads into the softwoods, its different beast, the trail is basically one big ice flow all the way to the upper ledges. Folks with Kahtoolas were either turning around or hiking in the woods, the last sharp right turn to the final switchback is technical. Many folks including myself backtracked and bushwhacked to skip it. I used Hillsound microspikes and they worked well going up but were useless heading down. I switched to Grivel crampsons and with some care they worked pretty well.
Looks like its time to stay low until we have warm enough weather to burn off the ice. |
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 | Name: |
peakbagger |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-03-20 |
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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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