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| shanman | First Ascent  Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2012 | |
| BREAKING NEWS: Youngest member (RKW) of Expedition 12-01 summits Maryland's highest peak unassisted, Official time of summit 1427 (2:27pm)! Youngest climber of 2012 and possibly EVER to climb the peak unassisted at four (4) years old! ----January 14th, 2012, Near Silver Lake, Maryland, Hoye Crest, Backbone Mountain: Dadventure Expedition and Science Club's first expedition of 2012 resulted in great success today with the youngest of the two-explorer group reaching the summit first. Thigh deep snow and 15 degree weather gave the climb an additional edge of adventure. Congratulations to Expedition 12-01! NOTE: This is also RKW's first lifetime summit. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dadventure-Expedition-Science-Club/270096329696611 | |
| Posted Jan 18, 2012 8:03 pm | ||
| chmoore577 | Rainy Oct weather Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2009 | |
| HP #18 | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2012 8:54 pm | ||
| Bluebell08 | Cold rainy hike Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2011 | |
| Coming from Spruce Knob, found the trailhead on 219 in the late afternoon and quickly but carefully managed the slippery logging road in the rain. Unfortunately no view at all due to rain and clouds. HP #17. | |
| Posted Oct 30, 2011 11:07 pm | ||
| vbeckman74 | Green Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2009 | |
| Dy found the worst walking stick ever. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2011 5:41 pm | ||
| xpda | Maryland Date Climbed: Aug 1, 1993 | |
| Four of five made it on the way to WDC. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2011 5:24 pm | ||
| climbmn | HP#13 Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2011 | |
| Nice day for a hike. Had the summit and the trail to ourselves. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2011 7:24 pm | ||
| markowens | Backbone Mountain Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2010 | |
| My home state and my 3rd SHP. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2011 9:45 am | ||
| TrailtrekerNJ | Double Play Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2011 | |
| After the exhausting summit of Spruce Knob caught Backbone on the way back to camp in Harpers Ferry. | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2011 5:31 pm | ||
| Corona | HP #5 Date Climbed: May 28, 2011 | |
| HP #5 WV-MD-PA in five hours | ||
| Posted May 31, 2011 1:02 am | ||
| highlandvillager | Alone in the snow Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2011 | |
| Routefinding was a little tricky due to the snow cover, which had bent most of the small trees to the ground, covering the trail. I didn't see another soul, but did hear some gunshots in the distance. Other than that, the only sound was snow dropping from tree branches. This was a fun little hike with great winter scenery. HP37 | |
| Posted May 1, 2011 4:16 pm | ||
| islandborn11 | Got lost on way down. Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2011 | |
| Parked on 219S and hurried up the mountain before dusk but I think I took the long way because it took almost 40 minutes and I was hoofing across the ridge forever. I'm not a fan of the mountain but the peak was respectable. Then I went the wrong way on the way back and came out the developed area and came out by the smallest church. It was pitch black by the time I made it back but I'm in double digits now. | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2011 2:31 pm | ||
| montanajames | Wet and Dark Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2011 | |
| Rainy ugly day, late in the evening, it was pretty dark at the top and very dark when I got to the bottom and I was soaked. Bagged the highpoint though. | |
| Posted Apr 18, 2011 8:35 pm | ||
| redsplashman23 | 6th State HP Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2011 | |
| Short Hike. Was able to do it during a break in the rain. | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2011 5:39 pm | ||
| chilkoot | Things have changed Date Climbed: Jun 29, 1996 | |
| Climbed again in April of '09. The summit had been manicured quite a bit since '96. Better views and easier to find. Definitely check out the "smallest" church nearby! | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2011 1:06 am | ||
| ZeeJay | Nice kids hike Date Climbed: Sep 24, 1999 | |
| With lesdubois, Elisabeth, and Sam. | |
| Posted Jan 29, 2011 10:38 am | ||
| NJTripper | Part of a triple-play Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2010 | |
| Tagged BBM on my way N from spruce Knob day before. It's funny who you'll meet on the trail..... | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2010 6:19 pm | ||
| BigPond1 | My 2nd highpoint Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2010 | |
| After reading some of the previous posts, I was paying very close attention for the roadsigns. Luckily I spotted a small white "Maryland Highpoint" sign up a tree. This was a really nice little hike after driving nonstop from Mt. Davis, PA. Enjoyed lunch at the picnic table at the summit, signed the logbook and on my way. Despite the fact that it was a beautiful fall day, I had the whole place to myself going up and coming down. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2010 9:35 am | ||
| BConley | Nice little hike Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2010 | |
| Nice hike, road sign with "HP" on back must have been replaced it is no longer there. Trail pretty well marked. 2nd HP for the day also did spruce knob (for the 2nd time this year) and Mt. davis. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2010 6:07 pm | ||
| militiaguy | Finally Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2010 | |
| Nice hike for a sister and brother who were always going to do it but never did...until 6-10-2010. Must have passed this place more times than I can count in my 50+ years. If you put off something long enough, you don't have to do it. So my sister and I decided to go. Fairly easy hike even for someone as old as me and not in peak shape. Except for the pile of rotting deer carcasses near the entrance, it was great. It was my first high point I didn't just drive by and say..."I have to climb there one day." | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2010 1:06 pm | ||
| Arkitekt | Not Sure When | |
| Not exactly certain when I did this climb but my guess would be at about age 12. I remember the Sign at the summit and thinking that the hike was pretty easy by even my young standards. | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2010 2:59 am | ||
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