Ascent of Southeast Castle on 2016-11-18Other People: | Solo Ascent Only Party on Mountain | Date: | Friday, November 18, 2016 | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | Peak: | Southeast Castle | Location: | USA-New Hampshire | Elevation: | 4500 ft / 1371 m |
Ascent Trip Report6:00 - Depart Waterville Valley for Castle Ridge/Isreal Ridge trailhead parking lot on Rt 2. 7:00 - Arrive at Castle Ridge/Isreal Ridge trailhead parking lot on Rt 2, take a 15 min nap. 7:25 - Depart parking lot, heading west on pipeline, and then immediate left on to trail, then under the power lines. Right at junction with Israel Ridge trail. 9:00 - Northwest Castle. Before undercast below me. 9:15 - Southeast Castle. Love this ridge. Very exposed. Continued straight up to Jefferson. 10:00 - Jefferson summit - nice warm clear day. Headed NE to Adams. 10:40 - Adams 5 summit. 11:15 - Adams summit. Took ~15 mins to eat. 2 other hikers summited @ the same time from different directions. 11:45 - Sam Adams summit. 12:10 - Abigail Adams summit. 12:35 - Knight's Castle 12:50 - Trail junction toward RMC hut. Turned west to head toward hut. 1:15 - Arrived at RMC hut (near The Quay). Took 5 mins at the hut to drink/eat a little, then headed back out. 1:20 - Depart Hut, headed out to The Quay. Beautiful view. 1:25 - The Quay summit. 2:15 - Emerald Bluff summit. Back to Israel Ridge trail, descend all the way back down to car. 3:50 - Arrived at parking lot. |
Summary Total Data | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Clear | Ascent Part of Trip: 2016-11-18 - Adams
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