| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, South Tripyramid, West Sleeper, East Sleeper, Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Trypyramid Trail, Kate Sleeper Trail, Rollins Trail, Diceys Mill Trail, Walden Trail, Square Ledge Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, Oliverian Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 12, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Left car at Oliverean Brook (parking lot is sheer ice) and hitched back to Pine Bend to start |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Everything easy except at end of Cut-off. Tough crossing on ice and ice-covered rocks |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Periodic blowdowns, but nothing a big deal. Missed the sign to Cut-off from Square Ledge, but trail was packed out that way, so by the time we realized it we were already on it. Square Ledge not tracked out beyond Cut-off. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs or humans (needless to say) |
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 | Comments: |
Continuing my winter night project. With Carl Tremblay. Started from Pine Bend at 8:00PM Sat. night. Summitted the Try(s) and Sleeper and camped short of the Downes Brook junction at 3:30AM. Clear w/ substantial moon for the wee hours...temps in low singles. Alternately slept, brewed, ate sunday day and broke camp at 5:40PM. Summitted Passaconaway at 10:00PM...temps low teens below and very windy. Clear w/ insane stars. Back to the car at 1:20AM and in Boston by 4:30.
Forgot our micros and rued it the entire trip. Trails were hard-packed/icy and with 40+lb packs it was tiring work to get good footing going up and down. Great hike though and the project continues! Thanks, Carl, because I won't do the multi-nights solo! |
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 | Name: |
Stuart Grey |
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 | E-Mail: |
stuartgreydc@verizon.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-02-13 |
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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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