Ascent of Mount Garfield on 2010-10-09| Date: | Saturday, October 9, 2010 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Garfield | | Location: | USA-New Hampshire | | Elevation: | 4480 ft / 1365 m |
Ascent Trip ReportI set up 2.5 days Hut to Hut traverse hike on 10/9-11.
Day-1 at 10/9(Sat), I started to hike before 8AM on North Twin Trail to peakbag North Twin, South Twin, took a lunch at Galehead Hut, then, continued hike to Galehead Mtn and Mt Garfield and come back to Galehead Hut to stay overnight.
Day-2 at 10/10(Sun), I left Galehead Hut at 7:30AM, hiked up to South Twin Mtn, took Twinway Trail and Bondcliff Tr, to get to Mt Bond and Bondcliff. It was very windy and I was scared from Guyot area to 3 Bonds. After peakbagging BondCliff, came back to Mt Bond, then, went to West Bond quickly. Continued to go back to unlisted Mt Guyot, peakbagged Zealand Mtn and reached to Zealand Hut. I arrived hut at 4:20PM. It was a very long hike which is over 14 miles distance.
Day-3 at 10/11(Mon), it's easy hike. It's 5 miles from Zealand Hut to Zealand Rd by peakbagging Mt Hale on Lend-a-Hand and Hale Brook Trails. I left Hut at 7:40AM and came back to the parking lot at 10:20AM.
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 2680 ft / 817 m | | Elevation Loss: | 700 ft / 213 m | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles, Hut Camp | | Weather: | Cold, Breezy, Clear | | Ascent Statistics | | Elevation Gain: | 2680 ft / 817 m | | Trailhead: | North Twin Tr TH at Haystack Rd 1800 ft / 548 m | | Descent Statistics | | Elevation Loss: | 700 ft / 213 m | | Trailhead: | Galehead Hut 3780 ft / 1152 m | Ascent Part of Trip: Galehead_Zealand_Hut
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