Yesterday we hike those 3 summits on a very windy day.
Member of the team, Rejean, Danny,Karl,Suzie,Remy,Max.We start
at 5:30 am at the ski station to avoid the staff of the ski station.
It was very windy in the parking lots of Sugarloaf and we follow
the ski lift on the left untill mid-mountain. After we went to the right
and we had the wind in the back, it was pushing us up....
At the summit of Sugarloaf the wind was around 50-60 miles/hours
with higher gust. After couples of picture we went down and we
find easily the trail that gos to the AT trail. With the last week rain
and ice the trail was very easy to follow and hike in. We went to
Spalding and Karl try to find the old cannister on the real summit
without succes. We went down and we continue for Abraham, we
lost the trail between Splading lean-tos and the Abraham trail.
Thanks to Karl and is GPS we find the trail for Abraham. Max,Suzie and
Remy decided to turn back and ski Abraham. With Karl and Danny I went
to Abraham, this time the trail was very easy to follow and we made it
to tree line. From tree line to the summit of Abraham it was very windy,
we had the wind in pack side and in the back soo it was pushing us up.
At the summit the wind was around 60-70 miles/hours with higher gust.
We had lots of fun in that high wind, it was hard to hike down and the
wind was very cold in the face. After 15 minutes in the wind we reach
the trail in the forest.
At the junction of the Abraham trail and the AT some hiker where there. It
was Max,Suzie and Remy who had turn back in the AT trail (the trail was
hard to follow). The 6 of us went in the AT trail and with Karl navigation
we find the trail. It was a hard and long return, Suzie was very tired from
this hike and the hike of the last two weeks. We progress slowly but
we made it to Spalding and Sugarloaf. The wind was still high at Sugarloaf
(40-50 miles/hours) and it was cold. We follow the ski trail that goes directly
to the base station. At 5:15 we finish our day, just 15 minutes before the
12 hours hike.
Congratulation to Danny for your 110,111 and 112 winter summit on the
111 NE list.
Member of the team, Rejean, Danny,Karl,Suzie,Remy,Max.We start
at 5:30 am at the ski station to avoid the staff of the ski station.
It was very windy in the parking lots of Sugarloaf and we follow
the ski lift on the left untill mid-mountain. After we went to the right
and we had the wind in the back, it was pushing us up....
At the summit of Sugarloaf the wind was around 50-60 miles/hours
with higher gust. After couples of picture we went down and we
find easily the trail that gos to the AT trail. With the last week rain
and ice the trail was very easy to follow and hike in. We went to
Spalding and Karl try to find the old cannister on the real summit
without succes. We went down and we continue for Abraham, we
lost the trail between Splading lean-tos and the Abraham trail.
Thanks to Karl and is GPS we find the trail for Abraham. Max,Suzie and
Remy decided to turn back and ski Abraham. With Karl and Danny I went
to Abraham, this time the trail was very easy to follow and we made it
to tree line. From tree line to the summit of Abraham it was very windy,
we had the wind in pack side and in the back soo it was pushing us up.
At the summit the wind was around 60-70 miles/hours with higher gust.
We had lots of fun in that high wind, it was hard to hike down and the
wind was very cold in the face. After 15 minutes in the wind we reach
the trail in the forest.
At the junction of the Abraham trail and the AT some hiker where there. It
was Max,Suzie and Remy who had turn back in the AT trail (the trail was
hard to follow). The 6 of us went in the AT trail and with Karl navigation
we find the trail. It was a hard and long return, Suzie was very tired from
this hike and the hike of the last two weeks. We progress slowly but
we made it to Spalding and Sugarloaf. The wind was still high at Sugarloaf
(40-50 miles/hours) and it was cold. We follow the ski trail that goes directly
to the base station. At 5:15 we finish our day, just 15 minutes before the
12 hours hike.
Congratulation to Danny for your 110,111 and 112 winter summit on the
111 NE list.
