peak 1 of 10 during a 4 day Pemi loop backpack trip
RockOn - Oct 11, 2020 1:26 am Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2020
Fall Colors!
Great day for a climb!
technicolorNH - May 22, 2016 12:14 am Date Climbed: May 21, 2016
Ascent via the Flume Slide trail
Two hours and fifty minutes to the summit from the Rt 3 trailhead. I wouldn't recommend this trail for novices but if you like scrambling, this is pretty good for the Northeast. The trail has close proximity to trees all the way to the ridge line so if scrambling on wet bedrock slabs isn't your thing there are options on either side. From the summit it took me forty three minutes to hop over to Liberty (which I have been on at least four times now) and then just a touch under two hours from there to the trailhead. The Liberty Springs trail is much easier to ascend and descend.
sredfern - Nov 9, 2014 7:28 am Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2014
Tough climb through the slide
I bagged Flume and Liberty together on a rainy day down in the notch and snowy day on the summits. Doing the Flume Liberty loop I decided to ascend via Flume Slide and descend via Liberty Springs and it was a good choice. I climbed both of these in July as part of doing the full Pemi-Loop but I now needed to finish off an AT segment of the Liberty Springs trail so I came back and figured I re-bag both.
The flume slide trail was very hard since it was icy but the seeps had water running over the ice to make it even more treacherous. I worked hard and climbed it without traction but when I got to the ridge trail and some flat ground where I put on my microspikes for the rest of the trip and traction in the snow and ice was MUCH better. I wish I had done that before I reached the slide!
The two summits were beautiful in their fury covered in ice and snow with 25F temps and winds topping out at 28MPH that was pinging snow and sleet off my glasses.
The trail down Liberty Springs was much easier than Flume Slide. The campsite was filled with campers but I had decided to camp down in the valley anyways where the winds, snow and temps were more accommodating.
joseyinnet - Aug 29, 2014 9:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2014
Nice sustained scramble
Fun 1000' of scrambling, but it seems only class 2. Really no exposure, but some the most fun (and sustained) scrambling I've found since moving to the northeast.
Lenny72 - Aug 26, 2014 5:43 pm Date Climbed: Oct 12, 1999
Mount Flume Climb
Beautiful day and beautiful views from the top. Slippery with lots of scree near the summit.
LP - Oct 15, 2013 12:04 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2013
Bike/Hike up Flume
Biked to the Osseo trail and hiked from there. Walked in the clouds all day and got an awesome undercast view up top!
andrew hemmerling - Aug 11, 2013 12:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2013
a.m. solitude
Nice hike, took the Flume Slide Trail up, wicked tough. Early start gave me the summit all by myself.
Stephen Hall - Jul 31, 2013 9:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 21, 1998
Nh hike
Good hike
TinMan61 - Apr 7, 2013 10:43 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2012
Hot Humid Climb
Climbed via the Osseo Trail on one of the hottest days of the year.
omegaxx - Dec 11, 2012 1:34 pm Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2012
Flume Slide Trail
Challenging, but great fun! The exposure wasn't as great as I had anticipated, but maybe that was because I bypassed the trail where it was impossible to climb up with the ice and just bushwacked through the trees instead.
Climbed up the Flume Slide Trail then traversed the ridgeline over to Mt. Garfield. The mountain running in the White Mountains is spectacular. This was a fun little scramble and very weird to be scrambling with trees all around.
JRaphaelson - Jun 25, 2012 11:39 am Date Climbed: Jan 7, 2012
Route Climbed: Flume Slide-Liberty Springs
Hiked Mt. Flume and Liberty via the loop around the two mountains. There was a ton of compacted snow already on the ground and this was tough even with crampons. But definitely worth it.
ape - Jun 21, 2012 4:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2011
Pemi loop backpack
Did a Pemi Loop over 2.5 days with a couple of friends. Going counter clockwise, camped at Guyot and Garfield tent sites. Saw an awesome lightning over a town to the north storm from Garfield; got hailed on in a lightning storm on the way out on the last day. Had a bottle of Bowmore with us.
Next time: the slide!
Kristin5berry - Feb 28, 2012 2:04 am Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2009
many many times
Great & classic
LDuszer - Oct 3, 2011 6:44 pm Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2011
Mt. Flume & Liberty
Climbed via the Liberty Springs Trail and Franconia Ridge trail with my sister through constant rain, but we had fun!
Solo, continued on over Liberty. "Not recommended in icy conditions" was all I needed. Late November, 2010, I got perfect conditions: snowy approach, but no need for snowshoes. Cold temps, fat ice on the slide part of the trail made it a low-angle ice climb. So fun and highly recommended. Spikes/crampons/ax. Don't fall.
Kristin5berry - Aug 12, 2011 11:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2011
richdoug - Sep 26, 2023 2:57 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2023
Pemi Looppeak 1 of 10 during a 4 day Pemi loop backpack trip
RockOn - Oct 11, 2020 1:26 am Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2020
Fall Colors!Great day for a climb!
technicolorNH - May 22, 2016 12:14 am Date Climbed: May 21, 2016
Ascent via the Flume Slide trailTwo hours and fifty minutes to the summit from the Rt 3 trailhead. I wouldn't recommend this trail for novices but if you like scrambling, this is pretty good for the Northeast. The trail has close proximity to trees all the way to the ridge line so if scrambling on wet bedrock slabs isn't your thing there are options on either side. From the summit it took me forty three minutes to hop over to Liberty (which I have been on at least four times now) and then just a touch under two hours from there to the trailhead. The Liberty Springs trail is much easier to ascend and descend.
sredfern - Nov 9, 2014 7:28 am Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2014
Tough climb through the slideI bagged Flume and Liberty together on a rainy day down in the notch and snowy day on the summits. Doing the Flume Liberty loop I decided to ascend via Flume Slide and descend via Liberty Springs and it was a good choice. I climbed both of these in July as part of doing the full Pemi-Loop but I now needed to finish off an AT segment of the Liberty Springs trail so I came back and figured I re-bag both.
The flume slide trail was very hard since it was icy but the seeps had water running over the ice to make it even more treacherous. I worked hard and climbed it without traction but when I got to the ridge trail and some flat ground where I put on my microspikes for the rest of the trip and traction in the snow and ice was MUCH better. I wish I had done that before I reached the slide!
The two summits were beautiful in their fury covered in ice and snow with 25F temps and winds topping out at 28MPH that was pinging snow and sleet off my glasses.
The trail down Liberty Springs was much easier than Flume Slide. The campsite was filled with campers but I had decided to camp down in the valley anyways where the winds, snow and temps were more accommodating.
joseyinnet - Aug 29, 2014 9:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2014
Nice sustained scrambleFun 1000' of scrambling, but it seems only class 2. Really no exposure, but some the most fun (and sustained) scrambling I've found since moving to the northeast.
Lenny72 - Aug 26, 2014 5:43 pm Date Climbed: Oct 12, 1999
Mount Flume ClimbBeautiful day and beautiful views from the top. Slippery with lots of scree near the summit.
LP - Oct 15, 2013 12:04 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2013
Bike/Hike up FlumeBiked to the Osseo trail and hiked from there. Walked in the clouds all day and got an awesome undercast view up top!
andrew hemmerling - Aug 11, 2013 12:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2013
a.m. solitudeNice hike, took the Flume Slide Trail up, wicked tough. Early start gave me the summit all by myself.
Stephen Hall - Jul 31, 2013 9:36 am Date Climbed: Aug 21, 1998
Nh hikeGood hike
TinMan61 - Apr 7, 2013 10:43 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2012
Hot Humid ClimbClimbed via the Osseo Trail on one of the hottest days of the year.
omegaxx - Dec 11, 2012 1:34 pm Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2012
Flume Slide TrailChallenging, but great fun! The exposure wasn't as great as I had anticipated, but maybe that was because I bypassed the trail where it was impossible to climb up with the ice and just bushwacked through the trees instead.
ljbailey - Nov 16, 2012 11:55 pm
nice peaknice peak, I wanted to go down, but i was persuaded not to with a full pack. maybe will be a good route up in the winter!
tj3sticks - Aug 28, 2012 7:17 am
Re: Flume Slide TrailHi, I was planning to do the Flume Slide. The slope of the slide portion was classified as a "class 3" What was your opinion of it?Thanks
Tom
Laron - Aug 21, 2012 10:38 am
Flume Slide TrailClimbed up the Flume Slide Trail then traversed the ridgeline over to Mt. Garfield. The mountain running in the White Mountains is spectacular. This was a fun little scramble and very weird to be scrambling with trees all around.
JRaphaelson - Jun 25, 2012 11:39 am Date Climbed: Jan 7, 2012
Route Climbed: Flume Slide-Liberty SpringsHiked Mt. Flume and Liberty via the loop around the two mountains. There was a ton of compacted snow already on the ground and this was tough even with crampons. But definitely worth it.
ape - Jun 21, 2012 4:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2011
Pemi loop backpackDid a Pemi Loop over 2.5 days with a couple of friends. Going counter clockwise, camped at Guyot and Garfield tent sites. Saw an awesome lightning over a town to the north storm from Garfield; got hailed on in a lightning storm on the way out on the last day. Had a bottle of Bowmore with us.
Next time: the slide!
Kristin5berry - Feb 28, 2012 2:04 am Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2009
many many timesGreat & classic
LDuszer - Oct 3, 2011 6:44 pm Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2011
Mt. Flume & LibertyClimbed via the Liberty Springs Trail and Franconia Ridge trail with my sister through constant rain, but we had fun!
Flattlander - Sep 21, 2011 5:03 pm
Iced-up Flume Slide!!Solo, continued on over Liberty. "Not recommended in icy conditions" was all I needed. Late November, 2010, I got perfect conditions: snowy approach, but no need for snowshoes. Cold temps, fat ice on the slide part of the trail made it a low-angle ice climb. So fun and highly recommended. Spikes/crampons/ax. Don't fall.
Kristin5berry - Aug 12, 2011 11:27 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2011
Up the flume slideAnd over to liberty