"Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it."
--Ernest Hemingway
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NJTripper - Dec 5, 2010 5:05 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008
5-Peaks..Part of a Presidential Traverse..
LDuszer - Oct 5, 2010 9:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2010
hot and sunnyHiked in conjunction with Pierce from Lakes of the Clouds. There were lots of people at the summit, but the views (facing west especially) were great. It must have been about 85 degrees that day, and I got a sunburn since most of the hike was in and out of treeline.
mike_lindacher - Aug 20, 2010 5:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2009
Military / Industrial Complexone of the most important speeches ever ...
imzadi - Jun 28, 2010 12:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2010
two ferdid with Pierce
rasgoat - Jun 1, 2010 8:08 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2010
Love itA gorgeous Mountain from all angles, great views
mountaindan - Mar 13, 2010 3:55 am Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2009
Presi TraverseBeautiful day, not a sole in sight!
mmcguigan - Feb 9, 2010 2:39 pm
PresiBeautiful Day
chugach mtn boy - Nov 1, 2009 7:11 pm
ThanksgivingVia Crawford path en route to Mt Washington
Grampahawk - Sep 20, 2009 4:39 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009
50-60 mile windThe weather reports said "kiss the clouds goodbye". Well, the clouds decided they weren't going with a kiss, but with a punch. Things were OK until just about where the treeline ended. We had a brief squall that dumped a bit of very cold rain. The treetops were coated in ice and the winds above treeline were 50-60 MPH. I threw on a fleece and a light down coat, over my base layer and was OK. Several other groups of hikers turned back because they did not have enough gear to go further in the cold. The temp at the summit was about 35 so the wind chill was cold. I took the mandatory pic at the summit and headed down. One more off my list. This would have been a very enjoyable climb if it was just a bit less windy. Great views from the summit. The Washington weather station was covered in ice.
SpiceMan - Jul 21, 2009 3:11 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009
crawford pathDay hiking the crawford path on the way up mt washington
Jofa - Jan 12, 2009 11:20 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2008
N to S Traversepart of a 4 day traverse
Maranna - Nov 28, 2008 7:47 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 1975
During my 1975 tripPart of my 1975 trek through the Presidentials back in 75.
nextyearranier - Nov 4, 2008 4:15 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2006
Crawford PathGreat to be above treeline at about 3000 feet. Enjoyable hike.
starship_jen - Sep 8, 2008 9:01 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008
EighthGreat views all around from the summit of this peak. Looked like we had come so far! Windy and cloudy, with light sprinkles, but no major rain, thank goodness. Lovely!
Tahawus - Aug 12, 2008 12:46 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007
Mount EisenhowerClimbed with Pierce, Franklin and Monroe via the Crawford Path from Highland Center. Second stop in a great first visit to the Presidentials. Amazing views from the top of Eisenhower's broad grassy dome. Above treeline for most of the way.
friday - Aug 5, 2008 9:57 pm Date Climbed: May 24, 2008
Part of my Crawford Path HikePart of my Crawford Path hike. Up until I reached the base of Eisenhower, the Presidential Range was covered in fog. As I started up the turn off that goes to the summit of Eisenhower, the fog started to lift, and gave way to a clear view of the summit and the valleys below. Words could not describe how beautiful this was. Very windy though.
Sam Page - May 27, 2008 6:47 pm Date Climbed: May 25, 2008
Grand finale . . .to my day-hike of Webster, Jackson, Pierce, and Eisenhower. Overall, about one third of the trail was still covered in snow. No bugs, though!
syzygy - May 25, 2008 11:27 pm Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007
Snowy!A Great overnight at Pierce and on to Ike. A very very pretty time of year to hike this. Washington in the background was breathtaking.
jimegan - Feb 17, 2008 7:43 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006
hut to hut tripdid Eisenhower and Monroe between Lake of the Clouds and Mizpah Springs
kaseri - Jan 7, 2008 7:53 am Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
Made The SummitBeautiful day in the mountains. Part of a 3 mountain traverse.