Climbed with South Twin, West Bond, Bond and Guyot via the Twinway Trail from Galehead. A very pleasant walk in the woods between North Twin and its Southern, higher neighbor. No views at the summit but a short side trail led to an open ledge with fantastic views of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. A storm soon rolled in while descending back down to the Galehead Hut.
We got lost in really bad weather (fog, rain, sleet, and high winds driving it all right into our face)coming back from the Guyot lean-to. We must have missed the cut off as we were supposed to go back via the Zealand trail. By the time we realized where we were it was just as easy to hike over the Twins. Once we got to the trailhead we found a guy who was waiting for friends. Thank God that he took pity on us and drove us back to the Zealand parking area. Terrible weather, no wiews. But I got to knock them off my 4000 footer list.
I took the North Twin trail on a morning when it rained the night before. So I got all wet going through some thick scrub, and had to take my time because it was slippery. On the way up I did all three river crossings. One the way down I took the shortcut, which had some tree blowdowns that made you think a bit, but I found my way. The clouds were moving in and out all day. They stayed over Lincoln and Lafayette though, didn't want them to be seen.
Route Climbed: North Twin > South Twin > Guyot > Zealand > Hale Date Climbed: October 1, 2005
Great way to start the day. I wound up loving the riving crossings at the beginning with the mountain cold water. The weather couldn't have been more perfect. The trails were just about deserted and we hardly ever saw another hiker. Great look out point prior to the summit.
Route Climbed: Gale River-->Garfield Ridge, etc Date Climbed: June 11, 2005
99.9% humidity, a few black flies, and a great three-bagger with Galehead, South Twin and North Twin, starting on the Gale River Trail. Trails were muddy and wet, thundershowers, thankfully, stayed away. Too hazy for much of a view.
Route Climbed: North Twin Spur from South Twin Date Climbed: 19 May 2005
Sloppy snow conditions but a nice sunny day after dodging snow flurries for a while. A hasty visit since I wanted to get to the Guyot Campsite by dark, but at least I didn't get lost this time.