Climb Date: July 28th, 2012
Time round trip (Car to Car): 11 hours 15 mins
Party: 5 climbers split into 2 teams.
Climb rating: 5.7
Guidebook: Selected Climbs in the Northeast: Rock, Alpine, and Ice Routes from the Gunks to Acadia
Trail Map: AMC Map: Presidential Range: White Mountains Trail Map (Adventure Series)
Exciting weekend trip up to New Hampshire. On Friday night, we drove 6.5 hours to North Conway, NH with plans on climbing Pinnacle Buttress at Mt Washington.
Only with 5 hours of sleep, we woke Saturday around 6:30am, groggy but hoping to get some climbing in. The forecast expected some rain and thunderstorms for the day. The 5 of us consulted on what our options were for the day. We debated on whether it would be a good idea to try Pinnacle given the thunderstorm, and whether we should opt for a day of short less committing climbs at Cathedral Ledge.
We finally settled on giving Pinnacle a try in hopes that we move fast enough before the rain and storms would catch us on the climb. So off we went to Pinkham Notch. We hiked up Tuckermans Ravine Trail to Huntington Ravine Trail. Took us about 3 hours to get to the base of the climb.
The climb itself was on quality rock. Most pitches were rated 5.5 and under with two pitches rated 5.7. This is definitely within reach for a 5.7 leader.
With the prospect of thunderstorms looming in the back of our minds, we've tried to move as fast as we could on the climb. Topping out at Alpine Garden 5 hours later, just in time before the storm rolled in as we descended down the Tuckerman's Ravine Trail. We felt the Tuckerman's Ravine Trail would be the easiest and safest way down the mountain in the storm.
Time round trip (Car to Car): 11 hours 15 mins
Party: 5 climbers split into 2 teams.
Climb rating: 5.7
Guidebook: Selected Climbs in the Northeast: Rock, Alpine, and Ice Routes from the Gunks to Acadia
Trail Map: AMC Map: Presidential Range: White Mountains Trail Map (Adventure Series)
Exciting weekend trip up to New Hampshire. On Friday night, we drove 6.5 hours to North Conway, NH with plans on climbing Pinnacle Buttress at Mt Washington.
Only with 5 hours of sleep, we woke Saturday around 6:30am, groggy but hoping to get some climbing in. The forecast expected some rain and thunderstorms for the day. The 5 of us consulted on what our options were for the day. We debated on whether it would be a good idea to try Pinnacle given the thunderstorm, and whether we should opt for a day of short less committing climbs at Cathedral Ledge.
We finally settled on giving Pinnacle a try in hopes that we move fast enough before the rain and storms would catch us on the climb. So off we went to Pinkham Notch. We hiked up Tuckermans Ravine Trail to Huntington Ravine Trail. Took us about 3 hours to get to the base of the climb.
The climb itself was on quality rock. Most pitches were rated 5.5 and under with two pitches rated 5.7. This is definitely within reach for a 5.7 leader.
With the prospect of thunderstorms looming in the back of our minds, we've tried to move as fast as we could on the climb. Topping out at Alpine Garden 5 hours later, just in time before the storm rolled in as we descended down the Tuckerman's Ravine Trail. We felt the Tuckerman's Ravine Trail would be the easiest and safest way down the mountain in the storm.
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