A Hale of a Grid Finish for Bill Cronin on Friday the 13th of February 2015

[J&J]

Bill Cronin completed his grid (48x12) today on the bone-chilling summit of Mt. Hale accompanied by a small contingent of friends. It was a chilly 15 degrees below zero with a five mph wind on the summit. Summit celebrations were quite hasty as we said some quick congratulations and quickly dipped back below treeline. Afterwards we headed to Skeets Pub in Twin Mountain for some excellent pizza and beer. Homemade desserts were also shared there since it was too cold to linger long on the summit today.

Everyone bundled up as Bill makes his way to the summit of a very chilly Mt. Hale for peak #576.

Delicate frost on eyelashes due to the 15 below zero temp.

Congratulations, Bill!

 

[Heather&Kali]

Congratulations! So sorry i couldn't be there!

 

[KV]

Congrats Bill. Nicely done. Wish I could have been there at least to see you off from the parking lot. I am sure your hiking days are not over, so I'm sure we'll bump into each other one of these days.

~ Kathy

 

[carla]

super achievement! I love the photos!

--Carla

 

[marty]

Congrats to you, Bill. Amazing accomplishment. Glad I was able to join you on a few. Hope our paths cross soon.

Best regards,
Marty