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| Narendra | Basin  | |
| Hiked this with lower wolf Jaws, armstrong, gothics, and saddleback. Great overnight trip but rained the whole time. | |
| Posted Dec 21, 2008 10:45 am | ||
| sskeep | 4 in a day Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008 | |
| Scott, Pat and I did Basin along with Mt. Marcy, Saddleback and Haystack from the Garden's parking lot. Did the last 3 miles the next day. Great climbing, most people went to Marcy, only saw a few people at the other 3 mountains. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2008 9:19 pm | ||
| Tahawus | Basin Mountain Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2006 | |
| Climbed with Haystack and Saddleback via the Range Trail from the Garden. Looked like it was going to rain for most of the way. Great views from the summit. A few miles away Marcy was still in the clouds but otherwise the views were unobscured. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2008 5:24 pm | ||
| Sam Page | Great views Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2008 | |
| This was part of an 18+ mile loop that included Upper Wolf Jaw, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback, and Basin. After 5000+ feet of elevation gain, the 300+ feet of elevation gain while "descending" the Shorey Short Cut was demoralizing. | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2008 11:33 am | ||
| MoapaPk | Many times Date Climbed: Mar 21, 1972 | |
| First was in a snow storm in 1972. This was a part of many Great Range traverses, including at least 2 backpacks. Loved the old snowbird lean-to, slant rock lean-to. sigh. | |
| Posted Apr 3, 2008 8:52 pm | ||
| MattGreene | Deep Powder | |
| I see why it's called "Basin". What a snow collector! | ||
| Posted Dec 1, 2007 10:10 pm | ||
| starship_jen | From the Garden Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2007 | |
| Hit Basin with Paul after summiting Haystack. Icy in spots, but good views from the top. Headed to Saddleback from there. 13/46. | |
| Posted Nov 11, 2007 10:05 pm | ||
| EastcoastMike | On the way to Haystack | |
| Climbed en route to Haystack | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2007 10:27 pm | ||
| Florida Frank | Bivvied on top Date Climbed: Jul 20, 1977 | |
| Camped in a hollow in the spruce thicket just off the summit, back in the days when it was socially acceptable to do such things. The sunset is still burned in my memory. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2007 5:33 pm | ||
| birdny | Beautiful Date Climbed: Jun 4, 1994 | |
| Climbed with brothers Bob and Mike via Saddleback. Nice hike, nice day, nice views. Doesnt get much better. I dont recomend the Shorey Cut trail, it sucked LOL | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2007 9:29 am | ||
| The edge | ADK #37 Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2005 | |
| great loop with buddy alain; I had a nice nap on the top waiting for my friend!! | |
| Posted Mar 14, 2007 6:25 pm | ||
| mancopa | Birthday Climb Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2004 | |
| Hit this as part of a loop with Marcy and Saddleback. Spent the previous night at Slant Rock Leanto. Poured at night, but besides that, we had great summer weather. Great views. | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2007 1:12 am | ||
| danny-boy | Spectacular Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2004 | |
| Spent the night open air at about -20C under Slant Rock. Then a tough hike through knee-deep snow and over/under fallen trees to the summit. Increadible views and sunny skies, then off to Saddleback | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2006 12:41 am | ||
| nartreb | Great Range traverse attempt Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006 | |
| Fantastic weather, clear and cool. But the col from Saddleback took a lot out of me. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2006 2:03 pm | ||
| rasgoat | great loop | |
| camped near johns brook lodge. went up saddle back to basin and back. better in other direction | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2006 11:10 pm | ||
| The Ogre | incomplete Great Range Traverse | |
| Spring 2006, solo. 1am start from The Garden. Summited Marcy at 6:30, then proceeded to Haystack, Basin, Saddleback, Gothics, Armstrong, and Upper Wolf Jaw. Decided not to go to Lower Wolf Jaw, so it wasn't a full Great Range Traverse (which arguably might include Skylight as well). | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2006 5:00 am | ||
| foreverwild | Enroute to Haystack | |
| Climbed enroute to being blasted by wind and rain on Haystack. | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2006 9:33 pm | ||
| fredsc | Route Climbed: Phelps and Range Trails Date Climbed: July 31, 2005 | |
| I did this one in combination with Haystack and Saddleback, which gave me a nicely changing perspective of the Great Range as I went from peak to peak. Giant, Big Slide, Rocky Peak Ridge and Lake Placid are also visible under clear sky conditions. From Basin you get a magnificent view of Haystack, with Marcy and I think Slylight peeking out from behind. Can't see much to the southeast from Basin's summit. The approach from the west is somewhat arduous due to a long vertical ascent and shear rock faces near the top. Suggest you bring some glucose energy supplement and/or Gatorade as a pick-me-up. | ||
| Posted Aug 1, 2005 3:11 pm | ||
| woodstrider | Route Climbed: Date Climbed: Feb 15, 99 and Aug 24, 96 | |
| Solo both times | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2005 4:25 pm | ||
| diverbiker | Route Climbed: Garden Via Shorey Short Cut Date Climbed: 25 March 2005 | |
| Great winter climb and my 46th. Climbed with Mike F... we started early and made a day of it including Saddleback. Deep snow with a broken trail, the weather and views were great. Had a small bottle of champagne on top to celebrate my 46th. The scramble up Saddleback was a bit hairy... but worth the trip. | |
| Posted Apr 12, 2005 5:33 am | ||
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