Has anyone ever hiked up here?

[sheshe2]

Mt. Washington NH

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•Mount Washington, dubbed "Home of the World's Worst Weather," was the long-time holder of the highest wind speed ever recorded on the earth's surface. On April 12, 1934, a gust of 231 miles per

http://climbing.about.com/od/usstatehighpoints/a/MtWashingtonFacts.htm

[handmade34]

1. twice

and will be back up there sometime next summer (end of June, early July maybe?) ...towards end of Appalachian Trail hike

[sheshe2]

2. only once for me...

We did a two day hike to the summit. It was beautiful.

[amerikat]

3. Yes. Early 1970's

The building is held down by thick steel cables anchored in the rock. There was a post office up there also.
A guy used to give a daily weather report from the observatory building with his cat on his lap as I recall.

I hiked up a trail called Tuckerman Ravine. The was a sign at the trail head warning that you can die
of exposure here EVEN IN THE SUMMER. 8.5 miles and about 4000 ft elevation.

Watch two guys fly their hang gliders off and fly over to some ski slopes across the valley.

There is also a small Gage cog railroad and a regular vehicle roadway to the top
to the top.

[sheshe2]

7. That was about the time that I climbed.

I actually did not pay attention to the sign at the bottom. It was a good thing, LOL. I may not have climbed!

Read it at the top and said Yikes! It was a pretty long list of those that died over the years.

[amerikat]

13. From the Mt. Washington Observatory web page.

The average year-round temperature is below freezing, at 27.2° F.
Winds average 35 miles per hour on an annual basis.
Fog frequently limits visibility to 100 feet or less.
The average annual precipitation is almost 102 inches, including about 26 feet of snow!
The world's highest recorded surface wind speed, 231 miles per hour, occurred here.

http://www.mountwashington.org/about/visitor/surviving.php

[sheshe2]

15. The fog was rolling in behind us as we reached the summit.

It felt like it was nipping at our heals. The last part of the climb was a bit frightening.

Stimulating yes, however you must always respect the power of nature and the whim of the weather.

[Agschmid]

4. Yes but currently it probably looks a bit more like this...

Also took the Cog railway a few times, quite fun.

[sheshe2]

8. WOW, amazing picture!

Thanks, Agschmid.

[Agschmid]

10. No problem!

I am just happy I don't live up quite so high in the wind.

[avebury]

5. I rode the Cog Railway when I was a child. nt

[Incitatus]

6. No, but I'd like to someday. nt

[sheshe2]

9. Enjoy, if when you do...

However even if you climb in the summer...make sure you carry warm clothes too!

The weather can turn on a dime!

[graywarrior]

11. I worked for App. Mtn. Club and hiked all over the Whites

[sheshe2]

12. Awesome in it's Beauty.

You must have loved it!

[graywarrior]

14. I miss the hell out of it

a couple of summers I drove the hiker shuttle from trail head to trail head dropping off and picking up hikers. I'd put in 250 miles per day driving from Pinkham Notch to Crawford u[ 16 and down 302. Awesome job!

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[sheshe2]

16. Peeked at your profile...

you are from MA. too!

WOW, what a great way to spend your summers. Majestic beauty at its best!

[graywarrior]

17. I lived in NH for quite a while--North Conway & Goreham.