Ascent of Middle Carter Mountain on 2011-12-28| Date: | Wednesday, December 28, 2011 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Middle Carter Mountain | | Location: | USA-New Hampshire | | Elevation: | 4600 ft / 1402 m |
Ascent Trip ReportFirst big hike of official winter '11-'12. Warm temps to start after a night of rain - 40s at the trailhead and slushy snow mixed with lots of running water on the Imp trail (which now resembles a river more than a trail). Wet snow on the ground started on North Carter and just enough that we switched to snow shoes as we crossed the ridge on the Carter-Moriah trail. Kept snowshoes on until after Carter Dome, then switched to crampons for climb in and out of the notch. Lots of ice on steeps - too much for microspikes. Kept them on across teh Wildcat ridge. Light snow fell all day - and by the time we reached wildcat ridge - a fresh inch of powder on top and lower temps had firmed up the footing a bit.
Reached top of ski slopes by 4pm and then sledded down the one groomed trail - lots of fun. Lost my over mitt during the sledding - but was luckily found by a snowboarder out for a late day ride.
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 6100 ft / 1859 m | | Ascent Statistics | | Elevation Gain: | 6100 ft / 1859 m | | Extra Loss: | 3000 ft / 914 m | | Distance: | 14 mi / 22.5 km | | Trailhead: | 1500 ft / 457 m | | Descent Statistics |
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