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Ascent of Mount Weeks-South Peak on 2012-10-20

Climber: Gabriel Couët

Other People:

Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain

Date:

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

Car

Peak:

Mount Weeks-South Peak

Location:

USA-New Hampshire

Elevation:

3885 ft / 1184 m

Ascent Trip Report

Getting down to the col between Mt. Waumbek and Mt. Weeks' massif was uneventful. I was encountering many moose droppings along the trail, both old and fresh, and there were footprints following the trail. I started to get wary of any movement around me as I didn't want to face a moose alone during the rut. I was still breezing along at a decent pace but I was hindered by the overall mess the trail had become. There were again many blown down trees on the uphill that made it harder than it would normally be.

The forest wasn't very dense but there were no views all the way until I reached Weeks' south peak. There, I could make the high point out easily, but it was on a large mostly flat area on the rounded summit. I didn't linger and left towards the next col.

The trail down was very similar to the peak's ascent, although there were a couple switchbacks on the steeper part. It didn't take long to reach the col. Along the way, there was nothing interesting to see so I took no pictures.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

378 ft / 116 m

Elevation Loss:

418 ft / 128 m

Distance:

1 mi / 1.6 km

Grade/Class:

Quality:

5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail

Gear Used:

Hut Camp

Weather:

Pleasant, Calm, Partly Cloudy

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

345 ft / 106 m

Distance:

0.5 mi / 0.8 km

Route:

Kilkenny Ridge trail

Trailhead:

Mt. Weeks key col 3540 ft / 1078 m

Time Up:

15 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

418 ft / 128 m

Extra Gain:

33 ft / 10 m

Distance:

0.5 mi / 0.8 km

Route:

Kilkenny Ridge trail

Trailhead:

South Weeks col 3500 ft / 1066 m

Time Down:

17 Minutes

Ascent Part of Trip: Pliny/Pilot (oct. 2012) (1 nights total away from roads)

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Mount Starr King	2012-10-20 a
2	Mount Waumbek	2012-10-20 b
3	Mount Weeks-South Peak	2012-10-20 c
4	Middle Weeks	2012-10-20 d
5	Mount Weeks	2012-10-20 e
6	Terrace Mountain	2012-10-20 f
7	Terrace Mountain-Middle Peak	2012-10-20 g
8	Terrace Mountain-North Peak	2012-10-20 h
9	Mount Cabot-Southeast Knob	2012-10-20 i
10	Mount Cabot	2012-10-20 j
11	Mount Cabot-Southeast Knob	2012-10-20 k

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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Peaks: climbed and unclimbed by Gabriel Couët
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