2. Mt. Monadnock
  3. 2012

12-22-2012 Climb

An early morning hike for my last trip of the year. It was mostly cloudy all day with the clouds lifting enough for a short view on the summit. The wind was averaging 23 mph and gusting up to 32 mph. That made the 19 degree temperature on the summit have a wind chill of -2 degrees. The trails were a little more icy than expected, but not bad with traction aids
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Looking west across the northern side of the mountain
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Looking west across the northern side of the mountain

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  • The last stretch to the summit
  • Looking west over the summit
  • I had the summit to myself while I was up there
  • Ice in the low spots where water gathers
  • Looking down over the Marlboro and Dublin Trail
  • The summit had ice built up and wind blown snow
  • Looking west along the summit
  • View north towards Dublin Lake from the summit
  • View northeast from the summit
  • View east from the summit
  • Townline Peak along the Pumpelly Ridge
  • Looking over the summit
  • Thick pieces of ice clinging to the rocks
  • Rime ice building on the rocks at the summit
  • A little closer look at the rime ice
  • Looking down over the trail just before descending a quick steep pitch on the Pumpelly Trail
  • Looking back up the trail to the summit
  • Looking west across the northern side of the mountain
  • Open sections of rock along the ridge
  • Pumpelly Ridge down trail from where I am
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