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Ascent of Mount Lafayette on 2012-07-09

Climber: Shelley Cheng

Date:

Monday, July 9, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Mount Lafayette

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

5240 ft / 1597 m

Ascent Trip Report

The Old Bridle Path was a fantastic trail: it wove in and out of the woods quickly, offering some fine views very early on. Some segments were a little steep, but nothing out of the ordinary by White Mountains standards. You could really tell Lafayette's altitude at the summit: the wind was relentless. The ridge walk from Lafayette to Lincoln and from Lincoln to Little Haystack was great, with quite a few piles of boulders stacked like toy blocks along the way for some childish scrambling fun. The Falling Waters Trail down had its steep and slippery sections, but the waterfalls along the way were lovely in the golden glow of a July afternoon.

Summary Total Data

Grade/Class:

Class 1

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail

Weather:

Pleasant, Windy, Clear

Ascent Statistics

Route:

Old Bridle Path

Descent Statistics

Route:

Mount Lincoln

Ascent Part of Trip: FranconiaLoop (0 nights total away from roads)

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Mount Lafayette	2012-07-09
2	Mount Lincoln	2012-07-09
3	Little Haystack	2012-07-09

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