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| woodsxc | Rain on Katahdin  Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2008 | |
| All the rangers we encountered said we probably wouldn't summit because of the rain, but we went ahead and hiked anyway. We were the first group out of Roaring Brook and first out of Chimney Pond. We headed up Saddle and nabbed Baxter before 11 AM and then took the Knife Edge down, getting South, Chimney and Pamola Peaks on the way. By the time we got back to Chimney Pond, we were almost totally dry despite having soaked through our hardshells. It was a long (11 hours), hard, and pretty cold day, but totally worth it. Traversing the Knife Edge in the mist was one of the coolest mountain experiences I've had. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2008 1:39 pm | ||
| BCJ | Beautiful Fall Colors Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2007 | |
| The leaves were at their peak at the lower elevations and it was a perfect day. The scramble to be one of the few cars let into the park at 5am was quite the experience. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2008 7:20 pm | ||
| Patrick B | Great Weather Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008 | |
| Was planning on doing Knife Edge-Helon Taylor Trail but my dad and brother chickened out with one look at Knife Edge. We went back down Dudley and up Saddle, came back down then past Chimney Pond to the parking lot. Estimated distance: 15 - 17 miles. Pat b | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2008 8:35 am | ||
| irennie | Success on Day 2 Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2008 | |
| Tried to do Helon Taylor to the knife's edge the morning before but didnt like the weather so decided on Hunt Trail instead. Weather sucked but it was still a great climb. Left at 5am and had the mountain to ourselves all morning. | |
| Posted Aug 20, 2008 1:55 pm | ||
| Tahawus | Katahdin Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2008 | |
| Climbed with Hamlin Peak via the Helon Taylor Trail from Roaring Brook. Finally had some decent weather after two days of hiking in the rain. When we reached treeline on Helon Taylor we were above a sea of clouds. The view of Baxter Peak and the Knife Edge from Pamola has to be one of the best views I've ever seen. Had a blast traversing the Knife Edge, one of the great hikes in the East. My sixth state highpoint! | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2008 11:07 am | ||
| Turbo | AT SoBo Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2008 | |
| Began a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail here on June 26, 2008. Visibility was about 10 feet. Neat mountain, wish I could have seen something. :) | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2008 10:57 pm | ||
| TiogaBradford | Awesome Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008 | |
| My favorite mountain in the East now, and ranks up there with the best mountains I've climbed in the country. Same details as Tioga. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2008 11:34 am | ||
| tioga | Long Trip Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008 | |
| Went with my brother and father to Baxter State Park over July 4 weekend. We climbed up the Abol Trail, then circled the summit via Baxter Peak Cutoff Trail. From there my father headed to the top while my brother and I decended Cathedral Trail. At Chimney Pond we headed up Dudley Trail to the top of Pamola Peak and across the Knife Edge to the summit of Baxter Peak where we met our father, who had been waiting around the top for a few hours. Then we slowly made our way down the Hunt (AT) Trail. So, my brother and I essentially climbed the mountain twice and we were all physically exhausted by the end of the day. A great mountain! | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2008 8:53 am | ||
| lilmountaingirl | Knife's Edge Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2007 | |
| We had a perfect day! Brought my boyfriend, a MT boy who had never hiked in New England, and taught him some things about trails in the north east! The wind whipping across the Knife Edge sounded like a train. We took Helon Taylor up Knife's Edge and back down the Saddle Trail ~ amazing 70* temps all day. | |
| Posted May 14, 2008 3:42 pm | ||
| Sam Page | 4x | |
| Each time by a different route. | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2008 11:27 am | ||
| oconnellr | Knife's edge Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2005 | |
| 2nd time up Katahdin, this time gorgeous weather. Helon Taylor trail, over Knife's edge, and down Hamlin Ridge. First time up we had nothing but rain (Saddle Trail, Knife's edge, and down Dudley Trail) so it was good to see the view this time! | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2008 5:49 pm | ||
| cms829 | Cathedral Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2008 | |
| Summited Baxter Peak on a fairly clear gorgeous winter day. Def the toughest 4 days of my life thus far. what an incredible park! | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2008 12:00 pm | ||
| giggy | Winter Abol Climb | |
| day tripped abol slide - nice day! | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2008 2:33 pm | ||
| jimegan | MT KATAHDIN Date Climbed: May 27, 2006 | |
| SOLOED THE CHIMNEY POND/HELON TAYLOR TRAILS OVER THE KNIFE EDGE RIDGE...THE MOST ENJOYABLE CLIMB OF MY NEW ENGLAND TRIP WITH THE SUMMIT IN CLOUDS MOST OF THE TRIP, BUT THE CLOUDS PARTING ALONG THE KNIFE EDGE ON THE RETURN | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2008 12:14 pm | ||
| TMF | Bad Weather | |
| Summited in a cloud the entire time, met sleet and Hail on the Knife Edge, still one of my favorite hikes. | |
| Posted Jan 17, 2008 9:14 pm | ||
| utclimber | Katahdin | |
| My favorite peak I've climbed in the NE. | ||
| Posted Jan 14, 2008 12:37 am | ||
| MattGreene | Foggy Days | |
| Climbed via the knife edge. Fog gave my hike an eerie quality. Does the sun ever shine in northern Maine? | ||
| Posted Dec 1, 2007 5:56 pm | ||
| Six2 | Finishing the AT early Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2004 | |
| Oddly, even though I had hundreds of miles of AT left to hike, I always remember summiting Katahdin as the height of my section hike. Descended via Knife Edge and hitched back to the ranger station for my gear. | |
| Posted Nov 28, 2007 12:52 am | ||
| eric-griz | The end of the trail. Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2000 | |
| The end of my thru-hike. Descended via Knife-Edge. | |
| Posted Nov 9, 2007 8:20 pm | ||
| cbucker | Amazing Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007 | |
| Absolutely majestic. Ascended via cathedral. | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2007 5:31 pm | ||
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