Ascent of Fir Mountain on 2019-02-09| Date: | Saturday, February 9, 2019 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Fir Mountain | | Location: | USA-New York | | Elevation: | 3620 ft / 1103 m |
Ascent Trip ReportWe enjoyed a crisp, windy day exploring the woods and whacking our way up and over 3 Catskill peaks starting with Fir, over to Indian and then over to Doubletop and down. Followed the trail (with very little snow) to the Biscuit Brook L2 and then began our bushwhack up the front of Fir (open woods, moderate grade). The snow gained with topo but was crusty enough to support us from Fir to Big Indian most of the time but we were glad we had snowshoes for those times we broke through! Big Indian to Doubletop includes a little bump in the woods and a nice little steep up at the end, the woods along the Double top Ridge were beautiful. From there we whacked down the gentle ridge of Dbltop until we hit a portion of Pidgeon Brook, made our crossing and maintained a line above the PP border until we reached Biscuit Brook, crossed again (toughest crossing of the day) and then climbed up a few hundred feet back to the Biscuit Brook trail to head out. Our gain for the day was ~3800' over 14+ miles. The blue skies, fun stream crossings, crunchy snow and howling wind made for a great adventure! |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 1875 ft / 571 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 320 ft / 97 m | | Quality: | 4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Bushwhack, Stream Ford, Snow on Ground, Scramble | | Gear Used: | Crampons, Snowshoes | | Weather: | Cold, Breezy, Clear | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 1875 ft / 571 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 1555 ft / 474 m; Extra: 320 ft / 97m | | Loss on way in: | 320 ft / 97 m | | Distance: | 5 mi / 8 km | | Route: | Biscuit Brook to whack at L2 | | Start Trailhead: | Biscuit Brook 2065 ft / 629 m | | Time: | 2 Hours | | Descent Statistics | Ascent Part of Trip: Fir - BI - Dbltop
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 3945 ft / 1203 m Total Trip Loss: 2855 ft / 870 m |
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