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| Catamount | Late winter hike  Date Climbed: Mar 19, 1996 | |
| Just an incredible amount of snow on this peak the day I hiked it from Grafton Notch and no one had been through in quite some time. Swam through chest deep snow at times although the conditions improved a good bit once I hit the ridge. | |
| Posted Nov 14, 2009 3:27 pm | ||
| chugach mtn boy | Great peak | |
| Quite a spectacular hike. Love the Maine mountains. | |
| Posted Nov 1, 2009 7:01 pm | ||
| TLP | Old Speck trail Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2008 | |
| On a great fall day I went to Old Speck. My nephew Teddy was born while I was on the mountain! I wrote a trip report about if if you want to check it out.. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2009 12:55 pm | ||
| Tahawus | Old Speck Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2008 | |
| Climbed via the Old Speck Trail from Grafton Notch. A great introductory hike to everything Maine has to offer. A steep and steady ascent from Grafton Notch led to great views from the summit tower. The only downside was the swarms of black flies swarming around the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2008 8:24 pm | ||
| eric-griz | Thru hike Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2000 | |
| Passed over this rock on my 2000 AT thru-hike. | |
| Posted Nov 17, 2007 8:47 am | ||
| buzzdainer | Good place to get lost, apparently Date Climbed: Aug 1, 1995 | |
| I climbed the firetower, even though I wasn't supposed to. It felt good. | ||
| Posted Oct 14, 2007 10:52 pm | ||
| Florida Frank | Mahoosuc range traverse Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1989 | |
| Enjoyed a week finishing my Maine AT adventures, starting in Rangely, finishing in Gorham, NH. | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2007 12:35 pm | ||
| J Fox | Grafton Notch | |
| Climbed with my uncle, father and brother when I was about 7. I don't remember too much about it other than thinking it was a long hike. | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2007 3:36 am | ||
| Sheazula | Side Excursion Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2006 | |
| Took the side trail off the AT. worth the short side trip, great views, the Mahoosucs are quite a majestic string of Mountains. | |
| Posted Nov 20, 2006 2:17 am | ||
| royswkr | Up Firewardens Trail Date Climbed: Sep 19, 1977 | |
| Spent night at Carlo Col 12 hours from Grafton Notch | ||
| Posted Jul 3, 2006 8:19 pm | ||
| bewencher | Old Speck Trail (Standard Route) Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2006 | |
| Despite the dreary weather, I honestly enjoyed this mountain. The waterfalls and slides along the trail made it worth it. Several points where I am sure that would be a great view. But, during our trip, all they did was show us what complete nothingness looked like! It was a good time. I expect that I will hike this one again once my NE4000 are done. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2006 8:02 pm | ||
| big_g | Up from Mahoosic Notch Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2000 | |
| Ever northward... | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2006 12:11 pm | ||
| big_g | Up from Mahoosic Notch Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2000 | |
| Ever northward... | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2006 12:06 pm | ||
| Seth Maciejowski | Route Climbed: Grafton Notch to Summit Date Climbed: December 2003 | |
| Lots of snow on top and we had no snowshoes making the last quarter mile very difficult. An awesome mountain. | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2005 5:14 pm | ||
| adwilson | Route Climbed: At least three different routes Date Climbed: 1995 | |
| The notch is the best. | ||
| Posted Sep 22, 2005 3:31 pm | ||
| pinch | Route Climbed: Mahoosuc Notch Date Climbed: October 1992 | |
| My Dad and I climbed this and thoroughly enjoyed the glorious fall foliage. I'll scan and submit the pictures I have if I can find them. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2005 1:54 am | ||
| woodstrider | Route Climbed: Up the AT Date Climbed: 8/29/98 | |
| Last day of a great trip. It was foggy and I hardly had a view. I loved the notch. | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2005 12:51 pm | ||
| climber46 | Route Climbed: AT (Uphill), Link herd path(downhill) Date Climbed: July 22, 2005 | |
| Started hiking up the AT via the Eyebrow Spur. It took 3 hours to reach the summit. It was a tough hike up. The views from the lookout tower were magnificent. Mahoosuc Notch was very visible as well as the rocky upper sections of Baldpate. I spent over an hour at the summit. For the trip down, I hiked the old Link trail down the NE ridge. It was hardly a trail--It reminded me more of an Adirondack unmaintained herd path. The views on the open rock slabs were nice, but many cripplebrush sections of the upper trail are overgrown. It was certainly an adventure. I definitely recommend this peak as a very enjoyable hike. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2005 6:56 pm | ||
| SteveinFXBG | Route Climbed: Mahoosuc Traverse Date Climbed: June, 2001 | |
| It was great to finally reach this summit after the Mashoosucs wore us down. The entire range is spectacular. The climb up from Speck Pond on the exposed shoulder of Old Speck was something else. | |
| Posted May 3, 2005 10:45 pm | ||
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