| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Southwest Twin (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Twinway, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 17, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
a few cars in the lot. Gale River Rd open today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Blue |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One brook crossing, usual rocks covered with ice, foend dry rocks just upstream of trail. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
In good shape |
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 | Comments: |
Significant ice flows above the hut. One could have used crampons, but we made it with microspikes and great care. Left the twinway ~1/2 mile from S Twin summit. Found some very thick spruce, making very slow progress. Made it only to the rocky outcropping 1/4 Mi from the Twinway by our turn around time. Headed back on a more southerly course, through open woods. Hit Twinway 10 minutes further down from where we had left. |
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 | Name: |
Rainman |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-11-18 |
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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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