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Ascent to Zeacliff-Zealand Falls Hut on 2011-01-29

Climber: Scott Wieman

Others in Party:

Mike Geary
Ben Kuelthau
Miles Horton
Pat Megley
Noah Wentzel
Amy Levine
Steph Durell

Date:

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Ascent Type:

No Summit Goal

Point Reached:

Zeacliff - Zealand Falls Hut

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

2700 ft / 822 m

Ascent Trip Report

We headed up to the hut from Zealand Pond amidst thickly falling snow. On the way up, we decided to attempt to scale the frozen Zealand Falls. It was a great decision! We worked our way up the falls, making great use of the crampons on the bottom of our snowshoes. Terrific views of Mount Tom from the top of the falls. We played a single game of Shanghai Rummy, in which I managed to pull off a come from behind win. Mike taught me how to play backgammon, and I played a few games with him and Ben. Went to bed early since we were planning to do a sunrise hike up the Zeacliff the next morning.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

255 ft / 77 m

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Snow on Ground

Gear Used:

Ski Poles, Snowshoes, Hut Camp

Weather:

Snowing, Cold, Breezy, Overcast
Snowing heavily

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

255 ft / 77 m

Distance:

0.4 mi / 0.6 km

Route:

Appalachian Trail

Trailhead:

Zealand Pond 2445 ft / 745 m

Descent Statistics

Ascent Part of Trip: Zealand Falls Hut Snowshoeing (3 nights total away from roads)

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Zeacliff-Zealand Falls Hut	2011-01-28
2	(Attempt) Mount Tom	2011-01-29 a
3	Zeacliff-Zealand Falls Hut	2011-01-29 b
4	Zeacliff	2011-01-30 a
5	Zealand Mountain	2011-01-30 b
6	Zeacliff	2011-01-30 c

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