Max
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Started out via the Bridle Path at 7:45 this morning. Bare-booted it all the way to the hut, though there were a few dicey spots on the Agony Ridge section of trail where it would have been prudent to put on the crampons. I managed to scramble by without them. I stopped at the hut just long enough to get a drink and take off my wind pants as it was warming up appreciably. From there to the summit, there was a remarkable lack of snow and ice. So little that acres of grass and rocks were visible. It looked like a day in early November! I had to scramble around one icy stretch just before the summit, reaching the top in 2 hours.
Beautiful day...crystal clear, not a breath of wind! Talked to 4 Canadian guys who had camped out the previous night. Headed across the ridge to Lincoln, avoiding what little ice there was. I really could have hiked from Greenleaf hut to Little Haystack in trail runners...amazing stuff in February!
After bagging Lincoln and trudging over to Little Haystack, I put on the crampons, figuring the descent might be a little tricky without them. I was right. It wasn't bad until the lower sections by the waterfalls where crampons were 100% essential to avoid a nasty fall. The footing all the way down Falling Waters trail was wonderful and I made it from summit to parking lot in 75 minutes.
A great hike, back home in time to watch the Superbowl, and got #43 and #44 off my winter list....only Tecumseh, Cabot, Jefferson, and Isolation to go. I hope to finish up some time this winter on one of the latter two.
Beautiful day...crystal clear, not a breath of wind! Talked to 4 Canadian guys who had camped out the previous night. Headed across the ridge to Lincoln, avoiding what little ice there was. I really could have hiked from Greenleaf hut to Little Haystack in trail runners...amazing stuff in February!
After bagging Lincoln and trudging over to Little Haystack, I put on the crampons, figuring the descent might be a little tricky without them. I was right. It wasn't bad until the lower sections by the waterfalls where crampons were 100% essential to avoid a nasty fall. The footing all the way down Falling Waters trail was wonderful and I made it from summit to parking lot in 75 minutes.
A great hike, back home in time to watch the Superbowl, and got #43 and #44 off my winter list....only Tecumseh, Cabot, Jefferson, and Isolation to go. I hope to finish up some time this winter on one of the latter two.
