Ascent of Giant Mountain on 2014-08-16| Other People: | Solo Ascent
| | Date: | Saturday, August 16, 2014 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Giant Mountain | | Location: | USA-New York | | Elevation: | 4626 ft / 1410 m |
Ascent Trip ReportStarted the hike from the Trail's End Inn in Keene Valley. Hiked south on 73 for a few hundred yards until I saw the trailhead for the Roostercomb. Here I crossed the road, headed back a few hundred feet and took Ranney Way until I saw the trailhead. It had rained very bad the week previous, and the trail was still very wet. I didn't see any hikers until I was just short of the cut-off for Hopkins mountain. Here I saw a couple and their lovely dog Daisy. They headed up Hopkins, and I continued up to Giant. Southeast of the col between Hopkins and Giant and just east of point 1025 on the topo, there was a rough 200 yard fen that needed to be crossed. There are some logs to help you out, I was able to hug the north edge and only plunged in a few times. Nasty. I continued on and when I popped out on the final ridge to Giant, I was treated to awesome views of Keene Valley and the High Peaks region. Here I also saw the summit was crowed with hikers...yet I had only seen 2 so far...which told me that I took the hard way. I summitted and decided to go down the Roaring Brook trail, which apparently everyone had come up. Had I known, I would have come up this way myself, but I wanted to hike from the inn, and am glad I did the traverse. Great views from the top, and I wish I had more time, but dinner called! |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 4586 ft / 1396 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 4511 ft / 1374 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 9.5 mi / 15.3 km | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Stream Ford, Scramble | | Weather: | Cool
Unseasonably cold | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 4386 ft / 1336 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 3586 ft / 1094 m; Extra: 800 ft / 243m | | Loss on way in: | 800 ft / 243 m | | Distance: | 5.5 mi / 8.9 km | | Route: | Ranney Trail | | Start Trailhead: | Trails End Inn 1040 ft / 316 m | | Time: | 4 Hours | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 3711 ft / 1131 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 3511 ft / 1071 m; Extra: 200 ft / 60m | | Gain on way out: | 200 ft / 60 m | | Distance: | 4 mi / 6.4 km | | Route: | Roaring Brook | | End Trailhead: | Roaring Brook Trailhead 1115 ft / 339 m | | Time: | 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
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