Giant, Rocky Peak (1-26-08)

[TMax]

Trail Condition: Excellant! Hiked up and back from Chapel Pond. Good snow cover, hardpack, just right for snowshoes to get a good bite. Even the open slabby stuff had snow and very little ice. One spot on the way down from Giant to the Rocky Peak col was pretty icy (the spot that's always tough, no matter what season!) but we butt slid over it and found a good hand hold in the ice on the way back up. Deeper snow that was not as well consolidated in the col and up Rocky Peak but no real problem.

Special Equipment: Used snowshoes all day. Carried the crampons, had no need for them.

Hikers: Tmax and Shin