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Ascent of Zealand Mountain on 2011-01-30

Climber: Scott Wieman

Others in Party:

Mike Geary
Ben Kuelthau
Miles Horton
Pat Megley
Noah Wentzel
Amy Levine
Steph Durell

Date:

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Zealand Mountain

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

4240 ft / 1292 m

Ascent Trip Report

Continued on from the Zeacliff lookout after the sun had risen a decent amount. The Appalachian Trail to Zealand was not quite as packed as the Zeacliff section, and the snow got considerably deeper as we progressed upward. At one point, we were halted by a seemingly unscalable wall of ice and snow. Though quite a bit of effort, however, we all made it to the top of this section and tramped onward through the world of snow and ice. At one point, I tried to get a better view, so I stepped off the trail...and fell down a small spruce. The snow was much deeper than I had expected, and it was quite a struggle getting back to my feet. Eventually we made the summit and had some good views south to twin and the bonds. On our way back, we dipped down to the frozen Zeacliff Pond to explore before going to Zeacliff and back to the hut.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

1040 ft / 315 m

Elevation Loss:

940 ft / 285 m

Distance:

3 mi / 4.8 km

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Snow on Ground, Snow Climb

Gear Used:

Ski Poles, Snowshoes, Hut Camp

Weather:

Cool, Calm, Partly Cloudy
~6-8 feet of snow on the summit

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

840 ft / 255 m

Extra Loss:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

1.7 mi / 2.7 km

Route:

Appalachian/Twinway Trail

Trailhead:

Zeacliff 3600 ft / 1097 m

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

740 ft / 225 m

Extra Gain:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

1.3 mi / 2.1 km

Route:

Appalachian/Twinway Trail

Trailhead:

Zeacliff Pond 3700 ft / 1127 m

Ascent Part of Trip: Zealand Falls Hut Snowshoeing (3 nights total away from roads)

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Zeacliff-Zealand Falls Hut	2011-01-28
2	(Attempt) Mount Tom	2011-01-29 a
3	Zeacliff-Zealand Falls Hut	2011-01-29 b
4	Zeacliff	2011-01-30 a
5	Zealand Mountain	2011-01-30 b
6	Zeacliff	2011-01-30 c

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