Doing it very soon.
It’s not a technical climb or anything, but anyone do it before? This is my first foray into the higher peaks on this coast and I’m just looking for any advice on where to go, what to see, which approach might be best for views.
How long did it take, any gear you wish you’d brought, etc. Probably going to be a two or three nighter.
That should be beautiful with fall colors. Don’t forget a camera.
Shadow box your way to the summit?
I when rolling solo, I try and have enough gear to bivy incase I break an ankle or leg.
Fall can be a cluster f*ck in popular areas. IF possible, I try and visit those areas on weekdays.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
When you’re done come climb Granite Peak in MT, the state’s highest.
It’s not crowded at all.[/quote]
I’ve heard Granite is an amazing climb even at “only <13k” (Colorado people can be so snobby about their mountain height.) But given its higher difficulty and how exposed it is, may be best to try a few smaller surrounding peaks first!
Push, did you ever climb it?
As for actual thread pertinence - climbs in the NE are fairly standard fare. You won’t have to worry much about bugs at this point. Your biggest concerns are going to be water and gear. It looks like a pretty solid walk up without any kind of route-finding, quick elevation gain or deathly exposure. Do you have equipment for purifying water? As far as gear, I’d guess you know to avoid cotton where possible. If you have trekking poles even those can help a hell of a lot on a walk-up like this.
SummitPost.com is a pretty solid reference point, if you weren’t keen to that.
Have fun! Sure do miss banging around the high peaks. 
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Will you wear a Noles shirt and jacket and do the chop when you summit?[/quote]
I’m not going to do that.
I’m probably going to do that.
Yea, I’m definitely going to do that.
[quote]Captnoblivious wrote:
Shadow box your way to the summit?
I when rolling solo, I try and have enough gear to bivy incase I break an ankle or leg.
Fall can be a cluster f*ck in popular areas. IF possible, I try and visit those areas on weekdays. [/quote]
I have every plan on shadowboxing at the summit like a jerk.
Seriously.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
When you’re done come climb Granite Peak in MT, the state’s highest.
It’s not crowded at all.[/quote]
Push - Not so sure about that haha.
I like non-technical climbs… I’m not so great with heights, especially not when they’re sheer rock faces.
Marcy is like 5k feet, but it’s a trail up… that mountain looks like an imposing motherfucker.
The trail up Marcy is a dried up stream that’s really packed down from the hordes of people that go up it. Your view obviously depends on the weather but I think the best views are from Algonquin and Culdon. Avalanche pass is also a really good hike and not too hard if you are going up (it can be a little tough on the way down if you’re not an experienced hiker) and it puts you on the ridge between Algonquin and Border from which you could hit 5-7 peaks in a day depending on how fast you go. The white mountains between franconia notch and pinkham notch is also really nice but I wouldn’t recommend it in the winter unless you have a lot of experience.
[quote]quaffloid wrote:
The white mountains between franconia notch and pinkham notch is also really nice but I wouldn’t recommend it in the winter unless you have a lot of experience.[/quote]
I’ve done Pinkham Notch to Mt Washington summit, and back, on January 1. It’s a long cold day.
Actually a bit harder coming down than it was coming up. Going up was like any other really rough hike… but coming down was extraordinarily hard on the ankles and knees.
Plus, as you said, the whole “stream bed” trail that was strewn with soaking wet, moss-covered boulders made life interesting.
But the view from the top was worth it all.
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
The climb was long and ardous, but I did it.
Actually a bit harder coming down than it was coming up. Going up was like any other really rough hike… but coming down was extraordinarily hard on the ankles and knees.
Plus, as you said, the whole “stream bed” trail that was strewn with soaking wet, moss-covered boulders made life interesting.
But the view from the top was worth it all.[/quote]
What a view. Nice.
I once mounted a Marcy, didnt look like that though
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
I once mounted a Marcy, didnt look like that though[/quote]
Bet she was a mountain though. Pics or
Nevermind.
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
I once mounted a Marcy, didnt look like that though[/quote]
Bet she was a mountain though. Pics or
Nevermind.[/quote]
Well I’m glad you asked that my friend.
It was a long time ago and I had a thing for Sponge bob
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
I once mounted a Marcy, didnt look like that though[/quote]
Bet she was a mountain though. Pics or
Nevermind.[/quote]
Well I’m glad you asked that my friend.
It was a long time ago and I had a thing for Sponge bob [/quote]
I giggled like a schoolgirl.
