Kearsarge North Mountain, Barlett Mountain via Kearsarge North Trail, Bartlett Path
Date of Hike: Thursday, January 1, 2009
Trail Conditions: Frozen granular, ice
Special Equipment Required: Microspikes (Kearsarge North), perhaps ice axe for one very short section, snowshoes (Bartlett Mountain)
Comments:
Kearsarge North Trail - very well packed frozen granular trail with some blue ice. Very few postholes. Stablicers may be iffy, but Microspikes worked perfectly. The short icy section just before the trail leaves the north side of the mountain is particularly wide (usually it can be easily bypassed) - an ice axe might not be a bad idea so one can have better balance.
One blowdown (8-10" in diameter) remaining, a bit below the first ledges. Water crossings no problem.
Bartlett Path - trip report forthcoming for more details, but from the col on the Kearsarge North Trail to the summit of Bartlett Mountain, this little known trail has been broken out for snowshoe use. Trail has been maintained recently, but not since recent windy periods (I did not remove any of the blowdowns, there are probably half a dozen of them). Beautiful views from the ledges of Bartlett Mountain.
Your name: rocket21
Your E-mail address: [email protected]
Date of Hike: Thursday, January 1, 2009
Trail Conditions: Frozen granular, ice
Special Equipment Required: Microspikes (Kearsarge North), perhaps ice axe for one very short section, snowshoes (Bartlett Mountain)
Comments:
Kearsarge North Trail - very well packed frozen granular trail with some blue ice. Very few postholes. Stablicers may be iffy, but Microspikes worked perfectly. The short icy section just before the trail leaves the north side of the mountain is particularly wide (usually it can be easily bypassed) - an ice axe might not be a bad idea so one can have better balance.
One blowdown (8-10" in diameter) remaining, a bit below the first ledges. Water crossings no problem.
Bartlett Path - trip report forthcoming for more details, but from the col on the Kearsarge North Trail to the summit of Bartlett Mountain, this little known trail has been broken out for snowshoe use. Trail has been maintained recently, but not since recent windy periods (I did not remove any of the blowdowns, there are probably half a dozen of them). Beautiful views from the ledges of Bartlett Mountain.
Your name: rocket21
Your E-mail address: [email protected]
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