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audrey

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I just reread a July thread of Dr.Wu'sut Southwest Twin, and I'm wondering if there's any further wisdom to share regarding that "hellish" ridge.A few of us will be at Galehead hut next week and thought it might be a good in between day.

Roy, are you there? You stated that if one starts from the closest obvious trail approach, it's not so thick. Does that mean that if we descend the Twinway from S Twin for a mile or so, then head over, we might be spared a little? The fir waves look pretty mean on that side of the ridge, and it's STEEP!
 
I did the summit from the Franconia Brook trail heading to the ridge after crossing Red Rock Brook. The beginning and end were okay but in the middle around 3000'- 3500' was quite nasty crawling over lots of blowdown (couldn't see bottom). We tried to avoid it descending but ended up back in the middle of it. What little view we got toward S.Twin didn't look inviting but that could be because it was a long day. I'd be interested in how that approach is.
 
Steep is good though eh? When the going gets rough, you sort of just "fall down hill." Well, in theory anyway. Besides what else will there be to do while we have a "hang around day at the hut?" I'm game for it. Leave the Twinway at the lowish point a short ways after the summit, and head out in the approximate direction. :D
 
audrey said:
I just reread a July thread of Dr.Wu'sut Southwest Twin, and I'm wondering if there's any further wisdom to share regarding that "hellish" ridge.A few of us will be at Galehead hut next week and thought it might be a good in between day.

Roy, are you there? You stated that if one starts from the closest obvious trail approach, it's not so thick. Does that mean that if we descend the Twinway from S Twin for a mile or so, then head over, we might be spared a little? The fir waves look pretty mean on that side of the ridge, and it's STEEP!

Check this report in Trail Conditions: Southwest Twin bushwhack, 8-26-05, Fred Shirley
 
There was a cannister in Oct. of 2003. Should be still there. Have fun :D
 
audrey said:
Roy, are you there? You stated that if one starts from the closest obvious trail approach, it's not so thick. Does that mean that if we descend the Twinway from S Twin for a mile or so, then head over, we might be spared a little?
Mr.Shirley says he did it in 2.5 hours so it couldn't be too bad :)

It probably took me a little longer and I spent quite awhile on the summit trying to dry out the register. There was very little of the walking thru green branches, the trees were bigger and you were going thru the brown branches mostly. There were about 4 blowdown patches but the first 3 were easily dodged to the R, the last was best just bulled through (or maybe the L, I didn't look there).

I had always expected to climb this from the S, but I happened to be going to Twins anyway so decided to try it. Next trip will probably be from the S unless I decide I need the Twins again :)
 
Well, it's time to confess that we never even tried to go for it. A great deal of quality time was spent looking up at it from Galehead hut and wishing that the closer knobby bump was our target, but we knew better. Tuesday dawned as beautiful as Sunday and Monday, and the siren song of the summits seduced us into lying about in true VFTT Lizard Lounging Team fashion on South Twin and North Twin for hours. Another time, but thanks to all.
 
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