Drove to the top with my girlfriend via the auto road. Had plans/hut reservations to snow climb via Tuckerman Ravine (IIRC) the following Jan, but the weather was 50F that weekend and we bailed. Moved to CA the following summer and haven't had a chance to go back yet...
JimWallace - Dec 13, 2009 10:27 pm Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2009
Washington
It was an extraordinary introduction to the White Mountains.We did the presidential traverse that day.I climbed Madison,Adams,Jefferson,Clay and then Washington.It was cold and windy,but truly exeptional.
imzadi - Dec 7, 2009 2:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2009
Hiked up Washington in June 97. Incredibly windy on the summit, gusts over 100 mph.
mmcguigan - Nov 21, 2009 11:29 pm Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2009
BRRRRRR
Climbed up Boott Spur and down Lion's Head. Tons of wind and snow and fog along Boott Spur to the peak and tons of rime on Lion's Head trail.
PaulRomano - Nov 20, 2009 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
4th State HP
Definitely underestimated the Great Gulf Trail. Began around 9am and didn't summit until late afternoon. We hitchhiked down the mountain rather than climbing down in darkness! Weather was great, low 50s.
First but not last time up Washington was most likely the best time Ill have, once reaching the top there were wind gusts close to 100 giving the opportunity to lean back in to the wind and having it hold you up at a 30 degree angle.
dawson83 - Oct 27, 2009 10:26 pm Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2007
fa fa fa freezing
the coldest place iv ever been.
Weather: Broken Fog
Temperature: -28°F (-80 WC)
Wind: NW 92mph
Visibility: 1/8 mile
Relative Humidity: 100%
Station Pressue: 23.44" rising
Ground Conditions: 7" Snow
Hotoven - Oct 13, 2009 12:35 am Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009
Cold and snowing
Great hike, very cold and windy. Fist summit!
tlogan - Oct 7, 2009 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2009
Huntington
Really enjoyed the scramble from the top of the scree... a great little climb and from the top... there was a dusting of snow and views as far as the eye could see... what more could I ask for?
zapacoman - Oct 7, 2009 8:53 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2009
Huntington Ravine Was Fun
Hiked via Huntington Ravine Trail. Man was it foggy!
I've climbed Washington many ways, starting as an 8 year old via the Great Gulf, via the Presidential Traverse, via the Lion's Head Winter Route, via Pinnacle Gully Ice, etc. It's like a home away from home in the Northeast...there's certainly something for everyone.
derekthered - Sep 23, 2009 1:03 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
Yeah...
I'm never going here again.
logikal - Sep 21, 2009 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2008
First Winter Route
negative 27 degrees (with windchill), 60mph winds with gusts up to 95mph, low visability (around 15 feet max), snowing... Awesome first winter climbing experiance!
Great weather other than the almost perennial clouds covering the summit. There was relatively little traffic on the trail but the cars, roads, and buildings at the summit made it somewhat disappointing. We got a late start so much of the hike down was in the dark. Anyways, I'm looking forward to giving it another go this winter.
SLinehan88 - Aug 22, 2009 8:25 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009
Hot, Humid, Hazy
Went up the Boott Spur and avoided most of the crowds. Also had a good view of the mountain on the way up. Summit was a zoo.
Deltakyp - Aug 15, 2009 11:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 1998
Psuedo Presidential circuit
Some friends and I hiked in and made our own camp on the Eastern side of a large stream then connected with the Six Husbands trail up Jefferson then 'reverse-traversed' to Adams and Madison, and back around to Washington. An out-of-the-way approach, but love the 6-husbands trail. Had an epic hike down Washington in the fog. Were walking down the cog-railway tracks which are raised 3-8 feet in most places but were told that the cog wasn't running until we heard the horn but didn't know whether it was coming up or going down and of course we were over a steep drop off 8ft off the ground and couldn't see more than 10ft in the fog. We all ended up jumping off the tracks seconds before the train appeared coming up. Reminded me of 'Stand By Me'! Fun day. Came back years later and skiied Tucks in '02.
Lenny72 - Aug 2, 2009 5:20 pm Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2001
Solo Climb on Mount Washington
Climbed solo to Mount Washington summit under poor, cold, and very windy conditions via the Lion Head winter route. I didn't see anyone on the mountain until I reached the summit. Only three of us were on the summit.
mtncorg - Jan 14, 2010 11:02 pm
up Tuckermann and around the Great GulfBig block of a mountain, but hazy views when I was atop. Rocky trails will take their toll at day's end too! ;-]
JHH60 - Dec 15, 2009 1:54 pm
Class 0 routeDrove to the top with my girlfriend via the auto road. Had plans/hut reservations to snow climb via Tuckerman Ravine (IIRC) the following Jan, but the weather was 50F that weekend and we bailed. Moved to CA the following summer and haven't had a chance to go back yet...
JimWallace - Dec 13, 2009 10:27 pm Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2009
WashingtonIt was an extraordinary introduction to the White Mountains.We did the presidential traverse that day.I climbed Madison,Adams,Jefferson,Clay and then Washington.It was cold and windy,but truly exeptional.
imzadi - Dec 7, 2009 2:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2009
made it!!Huntington's ravine...alpine garden...AWESOME
up to the summit cone...what an ANT HILL!!
Boot Spur...ahhhh...quiet solitude!
utclimber - Nov 24, 2009 1:01 am
WindyHiked up Washington in June 97. Incredibly windy on the summit, gusts over 100 mph.
mmcguigan - Nov 21, 2009 11:29 pm Date Climbed: Nov 21, 2009
BRRRRRRClimbed up Boott Spur and down Lion's Head. Tons of wind and snow and fog along Boott Spur to the peak and tons of rime on Lion's Head trail.
PaulRomano - Nov 20, 2009 11:19 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
4th State HPDefinitely underestimated the Great Gulf Trail. Began around 9am and didn't summit until late afternoon. We hitchhiked down the mountain rather than climbing down in darkness! Weather was great, low 50s.
dancla22 - Nov 11, 2009 7:56 am
Windy DayFirst but not last time up Washington was most likely the best time Ill have, once reaching the top there were wind gusts close to 100 giving the opportunity to lean back in to the wind and having it hold you up at a 30 degree angle.
dawson83 - Oct 27, 2009 10:26 pm Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2007
fa fa fa freezingthe coldest place iv ever been.
Weather: Broken Fog
Temperature: -28°F (-80 WC)
Wind: NW 92mph
Visibility: 1/8 mile
Relative Humidity: 100%
Station Pressue: 23.44" rising
Ground Conditions: 7" Snow
Hotoven - Oct 13, 2009 12:35 am Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2009
Cold and snowingGreat hike, very cold and windy. Fist summit!
tlogan - Oct 7, 2009 3:44 pm Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2009
HuntingtonReally enjoyed the scramble from the top of the scree... a great little climb and from the top... there was a dusting of snow and views as far as the eye could see... what more could I ask for?
zapacoman - Oct 7, 2009 8:53 am Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2009
Huntington Ravine Was FunHiked via Huntington Ravine Trail. Man was it foggy!
MRoyer4 - Sep 30, 2009 6:02 pm
Many facets of Mt. WashingtonI've climbed Washington many ways, starting as an 8 year old via the Great Gulf, via the Presidential Traverse, via the Lion's Head Winter Route, via Pinnacle Gully Ice, etc. It's like a home away from home in the Northeast...there's certainly something for everyone.
derekthered - Sep 23, 2009 1:03 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007
Yeah...I'm never going here again.
logikal - Sep 21, 2009 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2008
First Winter Routenegative 27 degrees (with windchill), 60mph winds with gusts up to 95mph, low visability (around 15 feet max), snowing... Awesome first winter climbing experiance!
rocky29oct - Sep 9, 2009 3:13 pm Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2007
preperation for Mt. RainierIT was an awesome climb.
secander - Sep 1, 2009 1:58 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2009
Summer via Lion's HeadGreat weather other than the almost perennial clouds covering the summit. There was relatively little traffic on the trail but the cars, roads, and buildings at the summit made it somewhat disappointing. We got a late start so much of the hike down was in the dark. Anyways, I'm looking forward to giving it another go this winter.
SLinehan88 - Aug 22, 2009 8:25 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009
Hot, Humid, HazyWent up the Boott Spur and avoided most of the crowds. Also had a good view of the mountain on the way up. Summit was a zoo.
Deltakyp - Aug 15, 2009 11:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 1998
Psuedo Presidential circuitSome friends and I hiked in and made our own camp on the Eastern side of a large stream then connected with the Six Husbands trail up Jefferson then 'reverse-traversed' to Adams and Madison, and back around to Washington. An out-of-the-way approach, but love the 6-husbands trail. Had an epic hike down Washington in the fog. Were walking down the cog-railway tracks which are raised 3-8 feet in most places but were told that the cog wasn't running until we heard the horn but didn't know whether it was coming up or going down and of course we were over a steep drop off 8ft off the ground and couldn't see more than 10ft in the fog. We all ended up jumping off the tracks seconds before the train appeared coming up. Reminded me of 'Stand By Me'! Fun day. Came back years later and skiied Tucks in '02.
Lenny72 - Aug 2, 2009 5:20 pm Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2001
Solo Climb on Mount WashingtonClimbed solo to Mount Washington summit under poor, cold, and very windy conditions via the Lion Head winter route. I didn't see anyone on the mountain until I reached the summit. Only three of us were on the summit.