i like your choice of photos and the before and after looks at camp. I'm from the northeast and being a Mt Washington veteran. I always adopt the "better to have and not need" philosophy, but 70lbs is a technical gear pack weight in my book. Congrats on doing it solo, great experience should something bad ever happen to a partner.
I would have to agree. Doing something like this solo makes for some invaluable experience when with other people or if you should happen to befall something bad yourself.
Good read and congratulations on your summit!
impressive brother.. One question - how did you keep your waterbottles on the summit day from freezing? and was the routefinding hard? Im planning on doing the same thing =]
Sorry for the slow reply....I don't remmeber what I did on my water bottles, but I reccomend getting a couple insulated water bottle holders. THat is what I use now. If you take the standard trail route up it's not too hard to find the route. Once you get near the switch backs the entire slope in late fall and winter can become a 30% snow/ice covered slope. So the trail can be nearly gone. One thing nice after the permit season there are not a lot of people, I saw only one a couple people above treeline. Don't trust the weather forcast in this area, I got slammed twice, the weather called for nothing but mild weather.
eric b - Oct 31, 2007 3:07 pm - Voted 10/10
nice jobi like your choice of photos and the before and after looks at camp. I'm from the northeast and being a Mt Washington veteran. I always adopt the "better to have and not need" philosophy, but 70lbs is a technical gear pack weight in my book. Congrats on doing it solo, great experience should something bad ever happen to a partner.
Kiefer - Nov 2, 2007 1:17 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: nice jobI would have to agree. Doing something like this solo makes for some invaluable experience when with other people or if you should happen to befall something bad yourself.
Good read and congratulations on your summit!
Bombchaser - Nov 10, 2007 8:02 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: nice jobThanks, Most of my trips are done solo only becuase I haven't found any hiking/climbing partners yet.
Bombchaser - Nov 10, 2007 8:04 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: nice jobThanks, I think doing climbs like this solo allow a person to really test themselves. I have gotten a lot better at carrying a lighter amount of gear.
fortybelow - Aug 11, 2009 2:57 pm - Hasn't voted
.impressive brother.. One question - how did you keep your waterbottles on the summit day from freezing? and was the routefinding hard? Im planning on doing the same thing =]
Bombchaser - Aug 26, 2009 5:52 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: .Sorry for the slow reply....I don't remmeber what I did on my water bottles, but I reccomend getting a couple insulated water bottle holders. THat is what I use now. If you take the standard trail route up it's not too hard to find the route. Once you get near the switch backs the entire slope in late fall and winter can become a 30% snow/ice covered slope. So the trail can be nearly gone. One thing nice after the permit season there are not a lot of people, I saw only one a couple people above treeline. Don't trust the weather forcast in this area, I got slammed twice, the weather called for nothing but mild weather.