2. Mt. Monadnock
  3. 2012

12-01-2012 Climb

The first hike of the season in winter like conditions. There was snow from trail head to summit ranging from less than an inch up to drifts of just over a foot. The summit was cold and windy today and completely in the clouds while I was there. Not many other hikers out today although I did see a few. I took the Marlboro Trail up and back down. On the summit it was 19 degrees and the wind was averaging 18 mph with gusts up to 23 mph. This brought the windchill down to 0 degrees.
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The start of the Marlboro Trail is pretty gentle giving a nice warm up
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The start of the Marlboro Trail is pretty gentle giving a nice warm up

Monadnock3669

  • The start of the Marlboro Trail is pretty gentle giving a nice warm up
  • For the entire hike there was at least a thin coating of snow
  • Some new log bridges over a muddy section when the ground isn't frozen
  • The first climb you come to is one of the steepest and longest on the trail
  • The trail heading steeply up the side of the mountain
  • A rocky switchback on a steep section
  • Snow mostly covering up the leaves on the ground
  • The first opening on the trail with a good view
  • The trail heads up over the rock along the left side of this section
  • Gap Mountain and Perkins Pond off to the southeast on a cloudy day
  • The summit just barely in sight as it starts to poke into the clouds
  • Monte Rosa a little bit to the east on the mountain
  • Heading up the trail over the open rocks near the junction with the Marian Trail
  • The Rock House up ahead
  • With the coating of snow, most of the painted markers on the rocks were covered up
  • The trail popping out of the trees briefly as it goes over the side of some exposed rock
  • Looking back down the trail as I near treeline after it has started to snow again
  • The last steep hard pitch as you come up out of the trees
  • The crest up onto the more gentle summit ridge ahead
  • Up above treeline and into the clouds. No view out from the mountain today
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