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Ascent of Mount Tom on 2011-04-16

Climber: Andrew Bigelow

Date:

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Mount Tom

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

4051 ft / 1234 m

Ascent Trip Report

2 part trip.. did Field Willey Tom first at a good pace whole loop with Avalon less than 4 hours. Then tacked on Jackson.. spent 4 hours just to hike that one including a failed attempt on Webster. Second major ascent was slow as to be expected going up Jackson. Trail to Webster was tough. I knew I would need to be fast to beat sunset so if the going went bad I was going to turn around. About half way there the going went bad. Absolutely no discernible trace of a trail -- just like that. No blazes or even a depression in the snow, which I had been following. Tried for a while to see where I could have veered off, found blazes again but then they vanished in a wall of spruce. Had a guess where to go based on the map but late in the day I don't guess so I retreated.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

350 ft / 106 m

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Snow on Ground

Gear Used:

Ski Poles, Snowshoes

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

350 ft / 106 m

Distance:

0.6 mi / 1 km

Trailhead:

3701 ft / 1128 m

Descent Statistics

Ascent Part of Trip: wtf-jj

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
	Mount Avalon	2011-04-16 a
	Mount Field	2011-04-16 b
	Mount Willey	2011-04-16 c
	Mount Field	2011-04-16 d
	Mount Tom	2011-04-16 e
	Mount Jackson	2011-04-16 f
	(Attempt) Mount Webster	2011-04-16 g
	Mount Jackson	2011-04-16 h

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