Monday, January 7, 2013

#45 Waumbek Jan 07 2013

 
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#45 Mt Waumbek 4006' Monday Jan 7, 2013.



 Star King Trailhead is a short walk up Star King Road off Rt 2
Winter parking is available nearby on Rt 2.  
 
Trail was well broken out by the weekend snowshoe traffic.
 I think this was the first hike that I wore mine from beginning to end.
 

Heavy snow on the firs just below Star King peak
 





Post card picture
Most photographed fireplace in New Hampshire
-  in clearing on top of Star King


 a lot of rabbit trails between Star King and Waumbek

#45 Mt Waumbek

View from a clearing made by Hurricane Sandy just North Of the Waumbek peak.
The Presidents stayed in the clouds. 

Back at Star King there were two other hikers so I had them take a picture.
They were the only other hikers on this trail that day.  That's why I like hiking on Mondays in the winter.  Every one breaks the trail out for me on the weekend then I have the trail to myself Monday.


Old stone well - fairley close to the trailhead -
funny, I didn't notice it going up.

Looking back at the trailhead

Star King Road 
 - short walk from the trail head to were I parked on Rt 2
 
 Best view of the day was back down on Rt 2.

 
 
Same view of the Presidents as I'm starting to drive home

Mt Lafeyette half in the shadow from Mt Cannon.

 

Mt Cannon - only 4:15 Pm and no skiing?

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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

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This page is an index to the record of my hikes to the 48 New Hampshire 4,000 foot Peaks (NH4K) of the White Mountains as listed by the Appalacian Mountain Club (AMC).

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I completed hiking the NH 4K list on March 09,2013.  17 months after my first NH 4k  hike which hooked me.
Some of the stats and highlights of these hike are:

  • 48 4000' New Hampshire Peaks in 16 months (10 Oct 2011 - 09 Mar 2013)
  • 27 Trips to NH from RI @ ~ $100/trip for Gas.=  $2700 ~ $56/peak just for gas.
  • 4 overnight AMC Hut Hikes: Zealand - 2 peaks, Galehead - 4 peaks, Carter Notch (off season) - 4 peaks
  • 1 overnight (3 peaks - Bonds)  done at AMC campsite in the lean-to.
  • 1 overnight backpack with tent just off  the trail in snow. - Hancocks
  • 1 overnight spent at AMC Highland Center bunkroom. (Moriah ?)
  • 8 peaks (3 trips, 2 hut hikes) done with my grandson Kris - all others were solo.
  • 1 peak done completley at night in the moonlight (W. Bond)
  • 13 peaks qualify for the AMC NH4k winter list
  • longest 1day - 1 peak hike:  Owls Head
  • longest 1 day hike:  Monroe & Jefferson.
  • number of 1 peak trips. 14
  • Most peaks in a day: 3 (Carters & Tom,Field,Willy)
  • Longest intensional butt slide (1000 vert ft - S.Hancock)
  • Stuck in  spruce trap on Eisenhower for 20 minutes.
  • Accidental slide on rock slide on Owls head (6" diameter bruise on butt)
  • Most difficult section:  going up north rock slide on N. Tripyramid.  (Whiteface cliffs  is close second)
  • Favorite pictures:  sitting off Bondcliff,  feeding greyjays on  Isolation.
  • Most adventurous, horizontal repel crossing overflowing river on ammonusac (Mt Wash)
  • Moose charging at me (I thought) at Carter Hike Trail head.
  • Worst hike: caught in freezing rain and high wind with bad leg on Tom, Field & Willy
  • Favorite Hike:  Most of them. to hard to pick
  • Hardest Hike: Waumbek - should have been easy but did too soon after giving blood.




AMC no.Peak NameHeight  (ft)date   baggedmy  seq
7Lincoln508910-Oct-111
6Lafeyette524010-Oct-112
10Moosilauke48021-Nov-113
18Liberty44595-Nov-114
23Flume43285-Nov-115
36Cannon40806-Jan-126
28Kinsman, North429322-Jan-127
39Jackson40524-Mar-128
27Pierce (Clinton)_431016-Mar-129
12Eisenhower 476016-Mar-1210
1Washington628822-Mar-1211
4Monroe537218-Apr-1212
3Jefferson571218-Apr-1213
2Adams579926-May-1214
40Tom40512-Jun-1215
25Field43202-Jun-1216
30Willy42552-Jun-1217
31Zealand424018-Jul-1218
38Hale405419-Jul-1219
43Owl's Head40258-Aug-1220
8Twin, South490222-Aug-1221
11Twin, North476122-Aug-1222
44Galehead402422-Aug-1223
17Garfield448023-Aug-1224
24Osceola432022-Sep-1225
34Osceola, East415622-Sep-1226
48Tecumseh40032-Oct-1227
15Carter, Middle46008-Oct-1228
20Carter, South44208-Oct-1229
9Carter Dome48328-Oct-1230
19Wildcat ("A")44229-Oct-1231
37Wildcat "D"40629-Oct-1232
22Kinsman, S.435827-Oct-1233
35Tripyramid412001-Nov-1234
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4160
01-Nov-12
35
13
4698
11-Nov-12
36
29
4265
11-Nov-12
37
16
4520
11-Nov-12
38
14
4680
23-Nov-12
39
32
4160
06-Dec-12
 40
43
4020
13-Dec-12
 41
42
4043
13-Dec-12
 42
21
4400
22-Dec-12
43 
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4319
22-Dec-12
44 
45
4006
07-Jan-13
45 
41
4049
03-Feb-13
46 
5
5366
22-Feb-13
47
47
4003
09-Mar-13
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