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Ascent of Mount Washington on 2007-10-21

Climber: Diane Mancino

Others in Party:

Lyon
Karen D
Serena.

Date:

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Mount Washington

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

6288 ft / 1916 m

Ascent Trip Report

Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail was very memorable. Lots of water on the
> trail- I'm sure its a sheet of ice when frozen. Serena descended
> this trail also- she had to backtrack and retrieve a thermos lid
> after summiting. We skipped Monroe- we were feeling good, but the
> winds were reported at 50 mph and we wanted all the energy we could
> have.
>
> At the hut, I could see how my plan to take Jewell trail would have
> to be scraped if there was high winds and return the same trail. We
> all felt great for the summit- the weather was really good. Super
> clear vistas. It didn't get super windy until we were .5 miles fro
> the summit. We heard the building was open, so there was no
> stopping us. We arrived at 1pm and rested for 1 hour.
>
> we descended Jewell trail- I now question whether its better to
> descend Jewell or Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail. The Amm. seemed like
> better footing besides for the rock slabs. we chose Jewel because
> it was suppose to be easier- but I really hate balancing on big
> boulders, that slowed me down.
>
> Besides for that, We had a great trip. the weather was just right-
> and to see that wind was amazing. Considering Lyon and my pace, we
> lucked out. lots of breaks, clothing changes, take in the views.
>
> We got to the parking lot at dusk 5:55 Serena left us a note- she
> got back at 3:05.

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