Mt. Hale
I'm cooking my cereal now, getting ready to tackle Mt. Hale w/ tMail: 2.5 mile slog to the Hale Brook trail, 2.2 up to the summit. The fresh snow is pretty heavy, and we'll be breaking trail through it... maybe 5 inches in Danville. Crampons? Ropes? Harness? Helicopter? How big is that damned summit? Anybody know what's going on? Hello? Bueller?
TMAIL ON CARRIGAIN SUMMIT
[Update 12/28]
Hale is down, 8 more to go on tMail's list. The long slog in to the trail wasn't bad. Good company, good weather and a good opportunity for tMail to transition from Bangalore to The Whites. More pics later.
We're forecasted for another 6 inches tonight in Danville. At this rate, we won't see dirt until July. Sweet Jebus. When tMail pics up his xc skis we'll have to schedule a serious weekend of that fun thang.
Oh yeh, and I got a 'talking to' by the guy who owns the Trading Post in Twin Mountain, NH. Apparently I parked my car in a bad spot. Ooops.
[Update 12/29]
Mutha's (and some of tMail's) Pics posted here
tMail's Picasa photo gallery of the trip is here
From Bangalore to Hale...I told MZ it was the great introductory hike for testing fitness, getting accustomed to carrying a pack, and adjusting to winter gear.
ReplyDeleteHale what is there to say...open face summit can't see crap...you get cold if you stand around on the summit...you see someone who I thought was going to drop dead from exhaustion...
Cool traverse / ledge...and my legs are now snow shoe conditioned...