Ascent of Mount Coe on 2009-10-12| Date: | Monday, October 12, 2009 | | Ascent Type: | Unsuccessful - Turned Back | | Peak: | Mount Coe | | Location: | USA-Maine | | Elevation: | 3000 ft / 914 m |
Ascent Trip Reportspent nite at Nesowadnehunk and got up to snow and froz. precip. headed up Coe and slabs below slide were covered with froz runoff. got about 200 yds above OJI link when one creeper came off leaving me stranded in the middle of a frozen slab and no choice but to make a lunge for the scrub. didnt quite make it and took a 20 ft slide into (luckily) a frozen moss hummock. turned around back to Marston trail. up to No. Bro. was treacherous with snow covering ice, summit in winter conditions. back down and over to So. Bro. no time for Coe. time on trail 8:30 |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 1349 ft / 411 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 2 mi / 3.2 km | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Snow on Ground | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 1349 ft / 411 m | | Distance: | 1.6 mi / 2.6 km | | Start Trailhead: | 1651 ft / 503 m | | Descent Statistics | | Distance: | 0.4 mi / 0.6 km | Ascent Part of Trip: Brothers (2 nights total away from roads)
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 4870 ft / 1484 m |
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