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| TomSellick | via Bowlens Creek  Date Climbed: Oct 25, 2009 | |
| Cool bushwhack - luckily we had clear skies or we might not have ever found it. The day before, in total fog, I couldn't see 20 feet in front of my face. We had great views from most of the 'whack up - also, crazy crawling under bushes and stuff. Paired with Celo, one of the most fun outings in recent memory. | |
| Posted Oct 26, 2009 7:01 pm | ||
| mlandau3 | What A Leg Burner! Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| Some maintenance has been done to the lower section of the Woody Ridge Trail, so it's not quite as confusing ascending (the NFS could put up a few more signs, because it's still confusing descending. Also a lot more blowdown on the upper part than I remembered. The trail rut and sign where this trail meets the Black Mountain Crest Trail have both disappeared. Today there were no clouds and we could see Gibbs Mountain; we walked on the BMCT and when we found the west ridge of the mountain (about 15 minutes on the BMCT), we also found a pink ribbon trail. This bushwhack did have quite a bit of cane (the blackberries tasted pretty good, though). | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2007 11:30 pm | ||
| Cortez | Gibbs & Celo via Woody Ridge Trail Date Climbed January, 27 2007 Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2007 | |
| Wow, what can you say about the first three miles of this hike other than PAINFUL! The Woody Ridge Trail is not for the faint of heart. This is definitely one of the toughest routes on the East Coast. Swith-backs were obviously not a concern for the designer of this trail. The high point for Gibbs is a short bushwhack off of the Black Mtn. Crest about 5 min. or so left of the confluence of the Woody Ridge & Black Mtn. Crest Trails. An unmaintained man-way (left) marked w/pink ribbons leads to the highpoint of this ridge. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2007 8:39 pm | ||
| GAHikerGirl | Not Really Easy to Find... Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2005 | |
| but a really fun bushwhack!! | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2006 10:16 pm | ||
| e-doc | Route Climbed: Woody Ridge trail Date Climbed: Sept 21, 2004 | |
| Great peak. I have climbed twice, both on Woody Ridge trail. My first trip up was April 12, 2001; with my, then 4 yo, son. Beautiful day, shorts and t-shirt. My son kept getting whacked in the face as I carried him around in the child carrier backpack. I can still hear his voice, " I want my mommy, I want to go home." See my route description. | |
| Posted Dec 31, 2005 12:29 am | ||
| BobSmith | Route Climbed: The Black Mountain Crest Trail. Date Climbed: July 3, 2005 | |
| I finally climbed to the top of Gibbs Mountain on July 3, 2005. I found the hike to be far more tough than I had supposed from examining my topo map. The route was not as crest-oriented as I had hoped, dropping off time and again into deep gaps that forced me to reclimb the slopes to regain the ridges. One of the most exhausting hikes of my life. The weather did not cooperate in the form of clear skies, and so I was left to slog through a very thick mist and endure a long pouring rain for much of the hike. I hit several high points along the route, bushwhacking time and again to make sure I got the right summit. I never saw a benchmark, but I took several GPS readings to check to see if I got the right peak. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2005 4:23 pm | ||
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