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Ascent of Guadalupe Mountain South on 2011-12-23

Climber: Richard Oestreicher

Date:

Friday, December 23, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Guadalupe Mountain South

Location:

USA-New Mexico

Elevation:

8722 ft / 2658 m

Ascent Trip Report

This would be an easy summertime hike, but with deep snow and a near zero windchill it was harder today. I took NM 378 to the Rio Grande recreation area. The road (left turn) to the trailhead is well marked. Because of snow drifts I decided to park a half mile short of the trailhead adding a mile to the roundtrip. Part of my motivation for this hike was to test snowshoes I bought a couple of days ago. I've never used them before. Took me a while to figure it out. The rhythm is different than walking, and the bindings kept coming loose. I didn't figure out how to manage the bindings properly until I headed down. A well maintained trail with great views of the volcanoes on the Taos Plateau.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

1074 ft / 327 m

Distance:

4.5 mi / 7.2 km

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail

Gear Used:

Ski Poles, Snowshoes

Weather:

Frigid
sunny and cold 14 at th

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

1074 ft / 327 m

Distance:

2.2 mi / 3.6 km

Route:

Guadalupe Mt. Trail

Trailhead:

7648 ft / 2331 m

Time Up:

1 Hours 45 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Distance:

2.2 mi / 3.6 km

Time Down:

1 Hours 10 Minutes

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