Snowshoeing the Presidential Range - Backpacking the White Mountains in Spring
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- čas přidán 25. 04. 2013
- Taking the snowshoes out for an overnight backpacking trip to New Hampshire's Presidential Range in the White Mountains. www.sintax77.com
Trail Head Parking GPS: Mt. Clinton Road off of U.S. Route 302 East - just prior to the AMC's Highland Center at Crawford Notch State Park. 44.22361, -71.4115
Trails Used in order:
Crawford Connector
Crawford Path / Appalachian Trail
Webster Cliff Trail
Webster Branch to Webster-Jackson Trail (Through Crawford Notch State Park)
Ending at Webster-Jackson Trailhead on 302, right near Saco Lake Trail
Nearby Designated Camp Sites:
AMC Mizpah Spring Hut
Nauman Tentsite
Or, as seen in the video, stealth camp at least 200 feet from the trail.
Gear List:
(32lb Base + 7lbs Food & Water = 39lb Total Pack Weight)
EMS Long Trail 70 Backpack
Kelty Salida 2 Tent (3 season tent, not actually built for winter)
Zero Degree Down Sleeping Bag - Kelty Cosmic 0
Therm-a-rest Z-Lite Sleeping Pad
Klymit Inertia X-Frame Sleeping Pad
EMS Packable Pack - Used as pillow (but it's really a stuffable daypack)
Nalgene 1 liter water bottle inside EMS insulated hip pouch.
Disposable 1 Liter Water Bottle kept in Pack
1 Liter Platypus Bladder for backup water storage
DeLorme PN-60 GPS
Paper Maps and Forest Service Print-Outs if available
Brunton Classic Compass
Layers of various synthetic clothing (worn plus spares):
(long underwear, short sleeve and longsleeve shirt, EMS fleece lined pants)
MontBell Ultralight Down Parka - 800FP
Water Proof Outer Layer - EMS Thunderhead Jacket and some cheapo synthetic track pants
Garmont GTX Snow Boots
Carhartt Sock Liners paired with EMS Mountaineering Socks
Outdoor Research Rocky Mountain High Gaiters
Kahtoola MICROspikes (ice traction for boots)
Alps All Terrain Snowshoes 25" (make sure to get the right size for your total weight)
Swiss Gear Hiking Poles
EMS 'Altitude' Mittens with fleece inner gloves
Regular gloves, knit ski cap, balaclava etc.
'Light My Fire' Mini Fire Steel, waterproof matches, small lighter
PTEC Byte Headlamp & Preon 2 Penlight
Leatherman Squirt Multi-tool (2oz)
2 ReVive Solar ReStore chargers for video camera, phone, etc
Spare Batteries! (AA, AAA, cell phone)
Large trash bag, paracord, extra assorted zip-lock bags
Toiletries -- TP, toothbrush, toothpaste
First Aid Kit -- Bandages, antiseptic, ibuprofen etc
Chap stick
Duct Tape -- wrapped around credit card
Superglue -- Small single use tubes
Space Blanket
Tin Can Cookset
$8 Ultralight Canister Stove with small Jetboil 4 Season Mix Fuel canister
Light My Fire Spork
Meals and snacks for each day: Ramen Noodles, Mountain House Pro-Pak dehydrated dinner, jerky, trail bars etc.
Instant Coffee!
All content, including music, are original works created by Sintax77.
This was one of my favorite videos of yours for scenery. White Mountains looked amazing.
We watch your white mountain vids alot. We hike in them often.
Great sight seeing, the White Mountains look beautiful, congrats!!
Awesome hike, I can see you're experienced enough to brave it on your own. Fantastic views of the mountain ranges by the way
Stumbled across your channel a few days ago when I was researching hammocks. Lovin your videos... Keep'em coming!!
LOVE the dramatic camera rise off the snow at 09:39 complete with sprinkle dust. ;).
Make me want to snowboard.
Awesome!
Awesome, Thats was wild seeing the snow at and above the signs. Enjoyed your hiking buddy towards the end.
Awesome trek you have here. And the Gray Jays, they love bacon. Had some visit my wife and I last summer camping at Cupsuptic Lake campground north west of Rangley Lake,Maine. They were so bold and even landed right in my wife's hand for a snack. Love your hiking videos sintax77. God bless you and your family beyond measure.
I just watched this video again and realized this was the similar hike we did this summer. What a difference 3 months makes! We went Crawford Notch to the Mizphah Hut and tented at the sites there which we hated! We had to pay to put our tent on a hard wooden deck. The views from Pierce and Eisenhower were great. Thanks for all of your work on these videos...they get me through the winter!
Wow, epic video! I visited that area for a day hike in 05. From the Highland Centre, I think. The top was amazing, walk through trees then all of a sudden on the top! Thanks for memories. Nice.
Looked like a great time. This made me want to get one more snow shoeing trip in for the year. I just might have to make it happen now.....Very cool vid!
Awesome! You gotta get up to Vermont again during the nice weather, it would be a pleasure to meet you on the trail. Keep up the good work Sintax!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. This one was definately a fun & unique trip!
Great views and commentary. I'd love to see more of your gear in use in camp during these adventures!
This looks like a ton of fun wish we had that kind of terrain and that much snow where im at!
Awesome video as always. I had just told my wife that I hadn't seen a good Sintax77 hiking video in awhile. That one hit the spot!
Great video, can't wait for MORE!!!
Keep the videos rolling in!
Mt. Washington used to hold the world record for highest wind speed until another mountain topped it not too long ago. Over 150 people have died on Mt. Washington. It certainly isn't "a cake walk". Kudos to you for braving the trails and sharing your videos.
Very nice, Your first day is beautiful. Great video. Thanks to share.
Yan explora Thanks, Yan explora . This was a fun trip. It was pretty cool to be able to have a snowshoe experience in such relatively warm weather.
You are making me want to go up to NH, I have relatives in MA, about 11 hour drive.
Great vid! Thanks, as always.
another great one, always enjoyable, and thanks for sharing ..
Fact: In Australia during Tropical Cyclone Olivia on April 10, 1996 sets the new world record for the Highest surface wind speed. Mt Washington in 2nd.. really dig the videos.. specially when you come to my home state of NH
I absolutely love these videos. Thank you.
Excellent videos! I really appreciate the work you do.
For as old as this video is(currently 2020), im really surprised it doesn't have that many view(25.1k) compared to other and newer videos. This is probably my 3rd or 4th viewing of this particular video. But then again im a sucker for these older one's. ;)
As the say on QVC.....simply gorgeous......nice....
Nice, I took the Crawford path last year to get to My Pierce
That's exactly what my thoughts were - get out there and do it before you have to wait another year!
Ya I haven't seen any trails other than february this year need to make the time. My back was out now I have been working on the garage and getting camper ready for summer family time
Awesome, you'll be there about 2 weeks after this video was shot. I'm sure there will have been some melt by then, but probably still a similar amount of snow in that area. In fact, in the Tuckerman Ravine, you'll want to check avalanche conditions as well, although at this point falling ice is probably a more likely safety issue. Check out the Mt. Washington Avalanche Center site for daily updates. Have fun!
great video. Aw! if I could be 30 years younger
Yeah, it was a lot of fun to experience that much snow without the extreme cold, pretty unique. That being said, I'm getting amped for warmer weather so I can ditch some gear and knock out some higher mileage treks. Of course, with that comes the bugs... :D
For $8 that's a pretty decent stove, especially as it comes with a piezo igniter - nice find :-)
Yup, it's because of this very trip that I triple check for sunscreen while packing now. I think I do recall another bird visit little while later, but I can't remember the details on those frozen falls. I'll have to go back re-watch to jog my memory...
It's an official AMC White Mountians Trail Map (the water and tear-proof version) You can get them directly from the AMC or at most online retailers for around $10. Very lightweight, durable and detailed maps.
Highest peak East of the Rockies is Mt. Mitchell in the county I live and from... North Carolina... 6684 ft 👍👍👍
Hopefully soon. His work schedule is a bit more volatile, so it's mostly a scheduling issue, but he also doesn't have some of the winter gear yet either. I told him he was gonna have to do a trip once things warmed up though, or face the prospect of kidnapping.
It's an generic canister stove I found online. If you'd like to see it up close, I have a vid on it as well - titled "$8 MSR Pocket Rocket Knock Off?". This is the second trip I've tried it on. The first time was at 15 degrees and it worked well. This trip was only in the 30's and it worked perfect. No problems igniting and the fuel efficiency seemed better as well, due to the warmer temps.
Overall, I'm a fan, but as soon as the snow goes away - I'm back to the 1/4oz alcohol stove! ;)
Love the video!! Curious where I could acquire the map that you were using in the video. I'd love to visit there maybe as soon as this winter.
Awesome vid as usual. I'm actually going up Tuckerman's Ravine this weekend. Any advice about the trails?
Well, as a professional enabler, you know what I say: Do it! (don't forget the 4-pack of Monster and some trail mix for the ride)
I couldn't remember if they finally settled that controversy at the time of filming, but but you're right. It looks like they officially confirmed it in 2010 - 253 mph! They still had the plaque on the summit of Mt Washington when I was up there in 2011 - I wonder if they finally gave in and changed it? :)
I have the choice between going 22 inches and 5 inch tails or 25 inches and 5inch tails mainly hiking whites. What would you suggest lightning assents by MSR weighing around 180ish without gear. I tried 30's the other day the trail was already packed and they were way over kill and very hard to maneuver.
Thanks man
Going snowshoeing in Michigan soon. First time snowshoer and was wondering if you could comment on the pants situation? Snow pants versus a fleece lined soft shell with gaiters or something different all together?
Sintax ur awesome :)
Luckily, my second favorite thing to do after long distance hiking is long distance driving :) I listen to a lot of talk radio with some occasional music thrown in. Goes by before you know it.
Oh man it was nearly perfect up there on this trip. Clear and sunny. Woah! You hiked up there with a 4 lb tent! Dang. How the heck did you sleep on just that pad? That can only have a r rating of like 2! You need like 5, 6 R preferably to sleep on a frozen ground/ snow. My butt or hips would have frozen right off me! I just did a test by the house, in the teens (18F) with a thermarest 3 season 3.7 R pad with a thermarest classic ridgecrest pad under it and it was nowhere near enough! I was sore hipped and frozen butt cheecked within the hour lol. Oh, looks like some sort of small pad with it too, but still. Doesn't look like much. Looks like less than my 3 season pad. I don't get it. Man, I was freezing on more. In a good bag too that works good on the mondoking well down in the single digits, probably lower.
hey sintax, just out of curiousity. What type of solar chargers do you use for your camera while hiking? I need one that will work for a Sony Handycam HDR-PJ200, and am having trouble finding one
where do you get your maps for your gps from? I can't find any for my etrex 30x that have trails already installed.
Awesome! I envy you every part of this trip but the drive. How do you do it? What do you occupy yourself with for all of those hours on the road?
Cool. Your videos are getting better. I like the fact that you are pointing out your locations on a map. Dont forget to invest in .kisture-wicking underlayers. Cotton bites, as it absorbs moisture and keeps it pressed on your skin.
your bird friend was a gray jay. they're bold and pretty aggressive when stealing food from campers.
Great video Sintax, sorry about the sunburn, I noticed it there the morning of day 2 and cringed! After the second encounter with your birdie friend did you see him/her any more? Also, do you know of the frozen falls you saw near the beginning are up or downstream of the ones you ran into on day 2?
Was that a nasty sunburn or windburn on your face... or both? Looks like a cool little adventure! Thanks for filming, editing and posting it!
Do you do anything during the week to maintain any level of fitness or do you go from completely sedentary to busting out these difficult hikes?
We do day hikes in North Georgia/North Carolina et. al. 16 miles from point a to point B wipes me out and I walk about 35 miles during the week. I guess I'm just old...
Enjoying all your videos, especially these hikes and your gear videos as well. You have a great hobby!
That's what the grey jay wanted you to believe, she lulls you in with her beauty than kicks your ass for your food. Sometimes it's the small creatures that are more of a worry than bigger foes like bears, especially in my stomping grounds the Adirondacks. Watch out for the chipmunks if you ever make your way there
Thanks:)
Great videos, as usual, so did you ever give the bird a bite to eat??
Out of interest, what stove are you using, it's not one I recognise. How did the gas canister work out at elevation with low temps - all ok?
love your videos. have you ever though of doing kilimanjaro or any of the 7 summits?
You know, I never have really have thought too much about Kilimanjaro, but you've certainly given me some new daydream material... :)
When will Mike start being in some of the videos?
You are quite welcome ;)
I did not know that, I'll still hold you to the beer .. :-)
nice !
Ok man I have watched all your backpacking videos It has made me want to go hiking. I'm here in AZ any tips on me finding trails where would you start to look. I'm just beginning and would like hike now
Check out an app for your phone called alltrails... It will show all the local trails around you...
Jason Sneed man thanks so much. I downloaded it on Tuesday night did a 3.97 mile hike wednesday morning
Greetings; In hiking uphill in snow, what do you use for traction? Thanks..
My snowshoes had some steel teeth on the bottom that provided some decent traction. I've got some new i ones now with even more aggressive teeth (MSR Denali Ascent)
Nice hike! I’m sure folks tell you this all the time, but why not. There is a plastic liner in modern cans, buy a titanium cook system, it will save weight and could save ur life. Cheers from VT! 😊
Would you suggest getting a hammock with a bug net or get one without and spend more money on a tarp?(I'm on a tight budget)
CJ Heaney You could always get a straight forward hammock without a bug net and focus on the tarp for now. Down the road, you could just add a separate bug net. I'm planning on getting this one from Dutchware to add to my winter hammock, once bug season kicks in: www.dutchwaregear.com/fronkey-style-bugnet.html He's got netless hammocks that might work for you as well.
Thank you and your videos are awesome!
Very cool.
What happened to the bird?
There's a hike not far from me.. kind of a butt kicker but at the top I can feed the birds a little trail mix. They'll fly down and land on my hand to eat it. Pretty cool.
And I get a cheeseburger on the way home. >_o
were I lived in California most of the year your on rattle snake watch on your hole hike
Lol, you don't know how bad I wanted to run Adobe Color Correction on that...
lol the Bird. Outstanding...
And here I was thinking it was true love..
nice - your White Mtns videos are my favs. I wonder if it would save you some time to just take 1/2 of a caffeine pill instead of doing the coffee thing.
excellent point, and I very well may go that route some day, but there's just something psychological about that coffee ritual :)
Don't eat the yellow snow at 36:37, lol
Thanks, and by the way I owe you and your country an apology - Australia actually took the new record for non-tornadic wind speed a couple years ago! I'd buy you a drink, but that's a bit far away even by my standards...
big bear
I live in Crestline ca.
@51:00 yeah dude you got burned.
I lived in the san Bernardino mountains most are above 8000 feet west coast all the way you will die in winter