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.
Climbed up the Crawford path in nice overcast weather. At Lake of the Clouds, it started raining, then a little later we were in a cloud. Visibility was sometimes less than 30 feet. It was pretty cool. 6 hr trip.
40 mph winds made the summit rather chilly up top, beautiful day overall with crowded summit and trails up.
MelNino - Jul 6, 2009 8:40 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2009
Love KMWN
1st time up June 5th '06...success... Tux-Boott-Davis-Lawn Cut Off up, Lion down....wx was foggy and surreal. Changed me...made me a hiker :)
2nd time summer 07....Tux up, Lion down.
3rd time, May 08...Ammo up, Jewell down...never saw so much snow!!
4th Aug 08....Ammo up, Jewell down...how different no snow makes.
4(.5) May 30, '09. Lion up....crazy weather....45mph winds (about) rain, sleet, snow....shuttle down. not really a success, we should have turned around earlier.
Will return....soon!!!
(saw Nin last year (met him a few yrs before...looking foward to seeing Marty!)
weathergirl42 - Jul 6, 2009 2:43 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2008
Birthday Summit!
Ascended via Ammonoosuc Ravine-what a great trail! Weather turned bad after stopping at Lake of the Clouds Hut. Slogged to the summit soaked to the bone, decided to play it safe and took the cog back down. HP #3. Loved it!
er185005 - Jul 4, 2009 9:49 am Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2008
Easter on Washington
Relatively short climb from Harvard cabin only about 3 hours round trip. Very cold and windy above tree line I think there were 80mph winds that day. Still a good way to spend Easter.
Near the end of our two-year initial blitz of state highpoints, Vanessa and I drove up the toll road. This was number 28 of my 49 state high points, number 27 for Vanessa.
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.
MaineMountainMan - Jul 30, 2009 1:06 am
MtWSuch a great mountain.
SpiceMan - Jul 21, 2009 3:10 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009
FogClimbed up the Crawford path in nice overcast weather. At Lake of the Clouds, it started raining, then a little later we were in a cloud. Visibility was sometimes less than 30 feet. It was pretty cool. 6 hr trip.
MScholes - Jul 13, 2009 9:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
Windy40 mph winds made the summit rather chilly up top, beautiful day overall with crowded summit and trails up.
MelNino - Jul 6, 2009 8:40 pm Date Climbed: May 30, 2009
Love KMWN1st time up June 5th '06...success... Tux-Boott-Davis-Lawn Cut Off up, Lion down....wx was foggy and surreal. Changed me...made me a hiker :)
2nd time summer 07....Tux up, Lion down.
3rd time, May 08...Ammo up, Jewell down...never saw so much snow!!
4th Aug 08....Ammo up, Jewell down...how different no snow makes.
4(.5) May 30, '09. Lion up....crazy weather....45mph winds (about) rain, sleet, snow....shuttle down. not really a success, we should have turned around earlier.
Will return....soon!!!
(saw Nin last year (met him a few yrs before...looking foward to seeing Marty!)
weathergirl42 - Jul 6, 2009 2:43 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2008
Birthday Summit!Ascended via Ammonoosuc Ravine-what a great trail! Weather turned bad after stopping at Lake of the Clouds Hut. Slogged to the summit soaked to the bone, decided to play it safe and took the cog back down. HP #3. Loved it!
er185005 - Jul 4, 2009 9:49 am Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2008
Easter on WashingtonRelatively short climb from Harvard cabin only about 3 hours round trip. Very cold and windy above tree line I think there were 80mph winds that day. Still a good way to spend Easter.
osatrik - Jul 3, 2009 2:52 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 1987
Alas, took the road, #28 SHP in 2 yearsNear the end of our two-year initial blitz of state highpoints, Vanessa and I drove up the toll road. This was number 28 of my 49 state high points, number 27 for Vanessa.