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Here’s what I thought
>muh rockies are better
Yes! Moving on
>scenery was nice
>hike was 8 mi and 4200 ft gain, not too bad if you’re in shape, took 6 hours and I was taking my time
>2 mi hike through trees with steady incline, temps were warm. A little bit of scrambling to get up the Lion’s Head, then you’re clear of the treeline
>very pretty views, wind picks up. 80 mph easy gusts on a relatively calm day, temp dropped at least 50 degrees by feel
>summit was unimpressive with all the buildings on it, but getting there was nice
>descended into a pretty ravine with a little waterfall/creek going on it
When I read about it online I heard about how dangerous the weather was and how many people died on the mountain. All I gotta say is, lmao. There was no technical climbing and very little chance of a fatal fall. In terms of exposure anyone who’s not an idiot knows it’s much colder up top than on the bottom. To be fair I went on a warm calm day and it’s probably far different in the winter, but this “most dangerous mountain in the east” reputation only exists because there’s no actual dangerous mountains in the east and you get thousands of retards from NY and Boston visiting it. I doubt most of them even check the weather
Overall it was fun and pretty though and would recommend. A little bit too much time spent in the treeline though. Effort wise was similar to an easier peak like Grays in Colorado though without the higher elevation
