Due to extreme winds on our intended route, the Mountaineering Project Week group has decided to pivot to a secondary objective. Our new route has a higher likelihood of success. While participants are disappointed that we won’t be tackling the Presidential Range traverse, everyone understands that dangerous weather, especially in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is a red line objective hazard that we can’t take chances on.
Our back-up objective is to hike from the Mount Garfield trailhead to Lincoln Woods over Franconia Ridge. This trip is equal in length and technical difficulty to a Presidential Traverse, however, it is lower in altitude and offers easier access to camping sites below the tree line. You can see a map of the new route below:
Participants have plotted the new route and are ready, equipped, and excited to head out tomorrow morning.
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