Mt Lafayette NH Hike

hmmmm.... 30 mph winds @ 12° doesn't sound like a beautiful day to me....

> 30 MPH winds on the summit and 12 deg, but a beautiful day. 3400' elevation gain and about 4 miles (one way).

That's a good, stiff climb. It makes for a good night's sleep afterward!

I wouldn't know how to dress for 12°F. Add in the wind and I'm sure I don't have enough clothing to handle it. (Did I mention that I'm always cold? Except, of course, when I'm hot because it's over 80°F. My body is only really happy at 75°F.)

Beautiful up there, but too cold for my blood!! BRR!!! :angel:

No syrup this year? We're still enjoying the jug you sent us last year...YUMMY STUFF!!! :good:

Beautiful!

Looks like "Squatch" country to me....;-)

I have done those mountains in the fall. Perry is in good shape doing that in the winter.

clothes

> > 30 MPH winds on the summit and 12 deg, but a beautiful day. 3400' elevation gain and about 4 miles (one way).
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> That's a good, stiff climb. It makes for a good night's sleep afterward!
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> I wouldn't know how to dress for 12°F. Add in the wind and I'm sure I don't have enough clothing to handle it. (Did I mention that I'm always cold? Except, of course, when I'm hot because it's over 80°F. My body is only really happy at 75°F.)

I pretty much dress the same as I do surveying in the winter. Long Johns, DIckies, cotton tee, flannel shirt, insulated vest and a shell and goggles. I carry an additional gortex layer for wind protection on the summit. If you keep hiking, you stay warm; but coming off the summit with the wind in your face, we basically run off the summit. Just used ice creepers for the above tree-line stuff.

merlin

the mountain was actually easier than in the summer or fall. All the rocks were covered by an even layer of well-packed snow. Above tree-line, I just put on cheapo 4-point instep ice creepers because of ice. Take a look at the trail in this pic (greenleaf trail= eagle pass) Beautiful hiking surface! In the summer there would be jagged rocks everywhere.

merlin

Nice photos Perry. That’s my kind of weather too. You know you’re alive and happy when your face is so numb you can’t tell if you’re smiling or not.

Would that usually be a ski and/or snowshoe trip this time of year? We’ve been having a wimpy winter here in the Pacific NW and areas that should have multiple feet of snow have none.

Mike

> Nice photos Perry. That’s my kind of weather too. You know you’re alive and happy when your face is so numb you can’t tell if you’re smiling or not.
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> Would that usually be a ski and/or snowshoe trip this time of year? We’ve been having a wimpy winter here in the Pacific NW and areas that should have multiple feet of snow have none.

Hi mike, get any teli skiing in? No, not much snow here. Only had the driveway plowed once this winter, so getting around in the woods is easy this year. I'm actually putting my skiis on for the first time this year and going to Burke Mountain in NE Vermont.

This particular trail is usually pretty packed out (and steep and narrow) so you can usually bare-boot it or use snowshoes with good talons. For skiing, there are other places to on the mountain where backcountry skiing is popular, though they are pretty extreme.

Have a Hogsback for me!

Perry