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Adirondacks 46s Scorecard
It seems that with our sister in law living in the Albany, NY region we may stop by the Adirondack region a lot more often. That is why I have created my Adirondack 46′er scorecard. It seems I have 44 more to fill out. Somewhat related to the New England 4K’s.
Ranking in Height | Elevation (feet) |
Difficulty 1-7 (1 least difficult) |
When | With Whom? | Notes |
Mt. Marcy | 5344′ | 5 | |||
Algonquin Peak | 5114′ | 5 | |||
Mt. Haystack | 4960′ | 7 | |||
Mt. Skylight | 4926′ | 7 | |||
Whiteface Mtn. | 4867′ | 4 | |||
Dix Mtn. | 4857′ | 5 | |||
Gray Peak | 4840′ | 7 | |||
Iroquois Peak | 4840′ | 6 | |||
Basin Mtn. | 4827′ | 6 | |||
Gothics | 4736′ | 5 | |||
Mt. Colden | 4714′ | 5 | |||
Giant Mtn. | 4627′ | 4 | |||
Nippletop | 4620′ | 5 | |||
Santanoni Peak | 4607′ | 5 | |||
Mt. Redfield | 4606′ | 7 | |||
Wright Peak | 4580′ | 4 | |||
Saddleback Mtn. | 4515′ | 5 | |||
Panther Peak | 4442′ | 6 | |||
Tabletop Mtn. | 4427′ | 5 | |||
Rocky Peak Ridge | 4420′ | 6 | |||
Macomb Mtn. | 4405′ | 5 | |||
Armstrong Mtn. | 4400′ | 5 | |||
Hough Peak | 4400′ | 6 | |||
Seward Mtn. | 4361′ | 7 | |||
Mt. Marshall | 4360′ | 6 | |||
Allen Mtn. | 4340′ | 7 | |||
Big Slide Mtn. | 4240′ | 4 | |||
Esther Mtn. | 4240′ | 4 | |||
Upper Wolfjaw | 4185′ | 5 | |||
Lower Wolfjaw | 4175′ | 4 | |||
Street Mtn. | 4166′ | 6 | |||
Phelps Mtn. | 4161′ | 5 | |||
Mt. Donaldson | 4140′ | 7 | |||
Seymour Mtn. | 4120′ | 6 | |||
Sawteeth | 4100′ | 4 | |||
Cascade Mtn. | 4098′ | 2 | 20080525 | Jose, Adriana, Lina | Photos |
South Dix | 4060′ | 6 | |||
Porter Mtn. | 4059′ | 3 | 20080525 | Jose, Adriana, Lina | Photos |
Mt. Colvin | 4057′ | 4 | |||
Mt. Emmons | 4040′ | 7 | |||
Dial Mtn. | 4020′ | 5 | |||
East Dix | 4012′ | 6 | |||
Blake | 3960′ | 4 | |||
Cliff Mtn. | 3960′ | 6 | |||
Nye Mtn. | 3895′ | 6 | |||
Couchsachraga Peak | 3820′ | 6 |
New England 4,000 Footer Scorecard
A simple entry to keep track of our progress in the White Mountains (New Hampshire) 4,000 Footers.
On the table in this posting you will find the 48 goal Mountains and the date on which they where accomplished as well as who was with us (keeping track of the climbs for them). Click on the date for more information about that day’s adventure. Related to my Adirondacks 46s Scorecard.
Rank | Name | Elev | Date | With Whom? |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington | 6288 | July 3, 2006 | Jose, Adriana, Lina |
2 | Adams | 5774 | July 3, 2006 | Jose, Adriana, Lina |
3 | Jefferson | 5712 | July 1, 2006 | Jose, Adriana, Lina |
4 | Monroe | 5384* | July 3, 2006 | Jose, Adriana, Lina |
5 | Madison | 5367 | September 9, 2007 | Jose, Adriana Photos / Maps. |
6 | Lafayette | 5260* | September 03, 2006 | Jose, Adriana and Lina |
7 | Lincoln | 5089 | September 03, 2006 | Jose, Adriana and Lina |
8 | South Twin | 4902 | - | - |
9 | Carter Dome | 4832 | - | - |
10 | Moosilauke | 4802 | August 28, 2005 | Jose, Adriana |
11 | Eisenhower | 4780* | June 20, 2004 | Jose, Adriana, Eric, Zoey, Quique |
12 | North Twin | 4761 | - | - |
13 | Carrigain | 4700* | -July 15 2006 | Adriana |
14 | Bond | 4698 | - | - |
15 | Middle Carter | 4610* | - | - |
16 | West Bond | 4540* | - | - |
17 | Garfield | 4500* | - | - |
18 | Liberty | 4459 | September 02, 2006 | Adriana, Lina |
19 | South Carter | 4430* | - | - |
20 | Wildcat | 4422 | September 23, 2007 | Jose, Adriana. Photos/Maps. |
21 | Hancock | 4420* | September 02, 2007 | Jose, Adriana Photos / Maps. |
22 | South Kinsman | 4358 | September 10, 2005 | Jose, Adriana |
23 | Field | 4340* | June 25,2006 | Jose, Adriana |
24 | Osceola | 4340* | October 9, 2004 | Jose, Adriana |
25 | Flume | 4328 | September 02, 2006 | Jose, Adriana and Lina |
26 | South Hancock | 4319 | September 02, 2007 | Jose, Adriana |
27 | Pierce | 4310 | June 20, 2004 | Jose, Adriana, Eric, Zoey, Quique |
28 | North Kinsman | 4293 | September 10, 2005 | Jose, Adriana |
29 | Willey | 4285 | June 25, 2006 | Jose, Adriana |
30 | Bondcliff | 4265 | - | - |
31 | Zealand | 4260* | - | - |
32 | North Tripyramid | 4180* | June 12, 2005 | Jose, Adriana, Lina, Gabor |
33 | Cabot | 4170* | - | - |
34 | East Osceola | 4156 | October 9, 2004 | Jose, Adriana |
35 | Middle Tripyramid | 4140* | June 12, 2003 | Jose, Adriana, Lina, Gabor |
36 | Cannon | 4100* | October 11,2003 | Jose, Adriana |
37 | Hale | 4054 | September 16, 2007 | Jose, Adriana Photos / Maps. |
38 | Jackson | 4052 | September 27, 2008 | Jose, Adriana. Photos / Maps. |
39 | Tom | 4051 | June 25, 2006 | Jose, Adriana |
40 | Wildcat, D Peak | 4050* | September 23, 2007 | Jose, Adriana. Photos/Maps. |
41 | Moriah | 4049 | August 23, 2003 | Jose, Adriana, Eydie, Eric, Zoey |
42 | Passaconaway | 4043 | July 3, 2005 | Jose, Adriana, Lina, Gabor, Tamas |
43 | Owl’s Head | 4025 | - | - |
44 | Galehead | 4024 | - | - |
45 | Whiteface | 4020* | July 3, 2005 | Jose, Adriana, Lina, Gabor, Tamas, Eydie, Eric, Zoey |
46 | Waumbek | 4006 | - | - |
47 | Isolation | 4004 | August 31, 2008 | Jose and Adriana. Photos. |
48 | Tecumseh | 4003 | June 11, 2005 | Jose, Adriana, Lina, Gabor |
Vermont 4,000 Footers
Vermont 4,000 Footers | ||||
Rank | Name | Elev | Date | With Whom? |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Mt. Abraham 4,006 | |||
2 | Camel’s Hump 4,083 | |||
2 | Mt. Ellen 4,083 | |||
2 | Killington Peak 4,235 | |||
2 | Mt. Mansfield, the Chin 4,393 |
Maine 4,000 Footers | ||||
Rank | Name | Elev | Date | With Whom? |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Mt. Abraham 4,050 | |||
3 | Bigelow Mtn., Avery Peak 4,090 | |||
4 | Bigelow Mtn., West Peak 4,145 | |||
5 | Crocker Mtn. 4,228 | |||
6 | Crocker Mtn., South Peak 4,050 | |||
7 | Katahdin, Baxter Peak 5,268 | |||
8 | Katahdin, Hamlin Peak 4,756 | |||
9 | North Brother 4,151 | |||
10 | Old Speck Mtn. 4,170 | |||
11 | Redington 4,010 | |||
12 | Saddleback Mtn. 4,120 | |||
13 | Saddleback Mtn., the Horn 4,041 | |||
14 | Spaulding 4,010 | |||
15 | Sugarloaf Mtn. 4,250 |
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Why I Do not TGIF ??
Almost everyone is doing Facebook nowadays. High School classmates, college classmates, ex-workmates, partners, clients, friends, family (even my mom and my aunt) and a few others that I do not know how to classify. I love the status bar in Facebook: it lets me know the interesting things that people are doing or thinking. I do not want to see taglines like: “TGIF (Thank God Is Friday)”.
There are a few reasons I do not like to see such things:
- It doesn’t give me any more information. I know it is Friday. My calendar says so. I have been trusting my calendar for years, why do I need 40 people to remind me of it?
- What is so special about Friday? To me, it is like any other day of the week. I play if I want to. I work if I want to. I can also waste it if I want to. As a free person I choose what to do with it. As free persons, most of the people who write TGIF have chosen to work it off (they could have taken a vacation day, taken a job that does not require them to work on fridays, or gone into their own business and declared Friday off). They should be happy they are doing exactly what they asked — or do something to change their reality.
- Was it really that bad? The week, I mean. Has it been like that for months, and months. Do you feel so much stress? Are you overworked? Are you so devoid of fun? You need a life! You need a different job — maybe one with less pay (and less purchasing ability), but one that makes you happier. Or maybe the picture of your kids and wife on the big house, nice car, and private education makes you so proud that the week wasn’t so bad after all: was just a small price to pay for all the blessings you have got.
I feel happy today. Not because it is Friday. It could have been Monday, or Sunday. It is sunny out there. Spring has finally come. The flowers are blooming in my yard. (Hopefully the overworked Landscaper will come on Saturday – someone who could not say TGIF because he still wanted to work on Saturday). I may get to prepare my vegetable garden.
Life is good!
Mount Washington (6,288ft)
——– On a Wonderful Day
On Monday July 3rd, 2006 we climbed Mount Washington in the New Hampshire’s White Mountains as an expression and celebration of Freedom (it was the day preceeding the 4th of July – Independence Day).
We started the hike at the base of the Mount Washington Cog Railway ($5 parking fee) and climbed the Amoonoosuc Trail which crisscrosses the ravine with the same name. Along the 2.1 mile way up to the Lake of the Clouds we get to enjoy the beautiful falls of this ravine, worth the trip on their own. The trail is excellently maintained, and the carefully relocated rocks make for great steps for a good portion of the way. It was a lot easier than we expected, yet not for beginners.
At the Hut we had a hearty lunch consisting of split pea soup ($2), bottomless lemonade ($1), all you can eat baked goods ($1), and decaffeinated coffee/tea ($1). A great deal at 5,000 feet for $5 – considering we didn’t had to carry it up. We enjoyed the hut for about two hours before continuing our ascent of Mt. Washington via the Crawford Path. The Lake of The Clouds itself is a pretty sight, although we didn’t shared the joy of the Scandinavian people who where bathing on it.
The Crawford Path gets you to Mount Washington in about an hour through a very good and defined trail that has been softened for more than a century of adventurers and adventurers-wanna-be like us.
The summit of Mount Washington has the usual pile of rocks with the sign – great for taking the picture. Try to ignore the road, the weather station, the antennae, and the visitor’s center with two gift shops, one museum and two eateries. You may use the post office to send yourself a note from there. We quickly entered it and exited it before climbing down through the same Crawford’s Path to the Hut and deciding that it was such a nice day that it would be a pity not to do another high peak.
From the Hut we climbed up the nearby Mount Monroe to add another New Hampshire Peak tour list, since the hike only added about half an hour (roundtrip) to our adventure. We descended via the same trail we climbed it, through the Hut, and down the same Amoonoosuc Trail trail that we used for our ascent.
By the time we descended it was already getting dark, and on our way back we noticed the locals setting themselves up with their pickups on the sides of the road to enjoy the Mount Washington Hotel firework celebration. We ate in a local eatery that almost rushed us out of it to go and see the fireworks before heading back to the hotel for a solid night of sleep.
Photos are in the usual place. (send e-mail if you need to get the link)