High Winds Hiking & Winter Camping in the White Mountains
Winter Camping, Backpacking & 80 MPH winds in the White Mountains. http://www.sintax77.com
For this backpacking trip, we'll be hiking the Pemigewasset Wilderness, within New Hampshire's White Mountains National Forest. Our primary summits of choice will be the Twin Mountains - specifically, North Twin Mountain, and South Twin Mountain.
For an overview of my winter gear setup and full gear list see this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF0YCKgROCQ
I'll be posting a separate video listing slight gear differences between trips, but for the most part, everything is similar except the following:
$8 Canister stove was swapped out for an MSR Rapidfire Stove, run in inverted mode for increased cold weather efficiency.
Suisse Sport Adventurer Synthetic 30* Mummy Bag swapped out for Kelty Cosmic Down Zero degree bag.
Nighttime pajama pants swapped for backup pair of EMS fleece lined hiking pants.
Brought a pair of Bolle goggles.
Brought a Seirus Innovation Men's Neofleece Combo Scarf
Brought an Everest '14 inch Multiple Pocket Fanny Pack' for camera gear and batteries.
Kelty Salida 2 Tent swapped out for Nemo 3p tent
Some of Mike's Gear: MSR Superfly Stove, EMS Icarus Down Jacket, Big Agnes Sleeping Bag, Gregory Palisades 80 Backpack, DeLorme PN-60 GPS Unit, Atlas 930 Snowshoes
List of Trails Used in Order
Trailhead Parking: Park at end of Little River Road (by the Seven Dwarves Motel 528 Little River Rd, Twin Mountain, NH 03595) If it's summer, you can skip this and head right to the trailhead on Haystack Rd (FR 304).
Begin on Herd Path from parking area on opposite side of footbridge to North Twin Trailhead on Haystack Rd (lot and road maintained in winter). If herd path isn't visible, there is a snowmobile path near the foot bridge. Go left on it, and left again on Haystack Rd until you see Forest Service Trailhead.
North Twin Trail
Pass abandoned Firewarden's Trail on your left at N44 13.550, W71 32.285 (this takes you to summit of Mt Hale)
Continue Straight on North Twin Trail to summit North Twin Mountain (Elevation 4,761')
North Twin Spur Trail towards summit of South Twin Mountain (Elevation 4,902')
Twinway Trail Towards Mt Guyot and Guyot Shelter / Campsite
Day 1 Mileage - Approximately 9.5 miles
Day 2 Mileage - Approximately 6 miles
Day 3 Mileage - Approximately 4 miles
Note: Unfortunately, full GPS Track Data not recorded for this trip, due to battery rationing issues.
A note about Wind Speeds: Humans have a tendency to overestimate wind speed and we don't truly know the wind speeds on North and South Twin that day since the closest weather station is on Mt Washington 12 miles to the West. What we do know is that the Mount Washington Observatory recorded 60 mph sustained winds and 100 mph+ gusts that day. Does that mean that all the Alpine Zone 4,000 footers experienced the exact same conditions that day? No. But it's the best point of reference we have. Hell, it could have been 20 mph for all I care. All I know is that it lifted two grown men with 40lb packs right off there feet, so it was plenty of excitement for me!
A note about Leave No Trace: We take REAL Leave No Trace Principals very seriously. We also believe in having a sense of humor. Just sayin... ;)
Cameras Used: Samsung H300 and GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
All content, footage, and music are original works by myself, Sintax77.
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For this backpacking trip, we'll be hiking the Pemigewasset Wilderness, within New Hampshire's White Mountains National Forest. Our primary summits of choice will be the Twin Mountains - specifically, North Twin Mountain, and South Twin Mountain.
For an overview of my winter gear setup and full gear list see this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF0YCKgROCQ
I'll be posting a separate video listing slight gear differences between trips, but for the most part, everything is similar except the following:
$8 Canister stove was swapped out for an MSR Rapidfire Stove, run in inverted mode for increased cold weather efficiency.
Suisse Sport Adventurer Synthetic 30* Mummy Bag swapped out for Kelty Cosmic Down Zero degree bag.
Nighttime pajama pants swapped for backup pair of EMS fleece lined hiking pants.
Brought a pair of Bolle goggles.
Brought a Seirus Innovation Men's Neofleece Combo Scarf
Brought an Everest '14 inch Multiple Pocket Fanny Pack' for camera gear and batteries.
Kelty Salida 2 Tent swapped out for Nemo 3p tent
Some of Mike's Gear: MSR Superfly Stove, EMS Icarus Down Jacket, Big Agnes Sleeping Bag, Gregory Palisades 80 Backpack, DeLorme PN-60 GPS Unit, Atlas 930 Snowshoes
List of Trails Used in Order
Trailhead Parking: Park at end of Little River Road (by the Seven Dwarves Motel 528 Little River Rd, Twin Mountain, NH 03595) If it's summer, you can skip this and head right to the trailhead on Haystack Rd (FR 304).
Begin on Herd Path from parking area on opposite side of footbridge to North Twin Trailhead on Haystack Rd (lot and road maintained in winter). If herd path isn't visible, there is a snowmobile path near the foot bridge. Go left on it, and left again on Haystack Rd until you see Forest Service Trailhead.
North Twin Trail
Pass abandoned Firewarden's Trail on your left at N44 13.550, W71 32.285 (this takes you to summit of Mt Hale)
Continue Straight on North Twin Trail to summit North Twin Mountain (Elevation 4,761')
North Twin Spur Trail towards summit of South Twin Mountain (Elevation 4,902')
Twinway Trail Towards Mt Guyot and Guyot Shelter / Campsite
Day 1 Mileage - Approximately 9.5 miles
Day 2 Mileage - Approximately 6 miles
Day 3 Mileage - Approximately 4 miles
Note: Unfortunately, full GPS Track Data not recorded for this trip, due to battery rationing issues.
A note about Wind Speeds: Humans have a tendency to overestimate wind speed and we don't truly know the wind speeds on North and South Twin that day since the closest weather station is on Mt Washington 12 miles to the West. What we do know is that the Mount Washington Observatory recorded 60 mph sustained winds and 100 mph+ gusts that day. Does that mean that all the Alpine Zone 4,000 footers experienced the exact same conditions that day? No. But it's the best point of reference we have. Hell, it could have been 20 mph for all I care. All I know is that it lifted two grown men with 40lb packs right off there feet, so it was plenty of excitement for me!
A note about Leave No Trace: We take REAL Leave No Trace Principals very seriously. We also believe in having a sense of humor. Just sayin... ;)
Cameras Used: Samsung H300 and GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
All content, footage, and music are original works by myself, Sintax77.
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