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Ascent of Mount Washington on 2010-09-05

Climber: Dan Quinlan

Others in Party:

Gudi
Kaekae
DJ and Cheryl

Date:

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Mount Washington

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

6288 ft / 1916 m

Ascent Trip Report

From Franconia Notch Visitor Center up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail then to the Lions Head Trail. Returned using the Tuckerman Ravine Trail.

Went with Gudi, Kaekae, DJ and Cheryl. Weather was OK in the valley, but was socked in at the summit and a 55-60 MPH sustained winds just passed the Lions Head. Needed to hold on to Kaekae to keep from being blown over!

The last part across the ridge was in complete fog, seeing maybe 2 Cairns at a time. Reaching the summit, the first thing we saw was a car!

By the time we returned (after having a warm meal in the restaurant) it began to rain. Yucky weather, but a great adventure.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

5300 ft / 1615 m

Quality:

7 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Exposed Scramble

Weather:

Cool, Extremely Windy, Low Clouds

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

5300 ft / 1615 m

Distance:

8.9 mi / 14.3 km

Route:

Tuckermans Ravine to Lions Head Trail - Tuckermans

Trailhead:

988 ft / 301 m

Time Up:

7 Hours 45 Minutes

Descent Statistics

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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