Mt Washington

New Hampshire's 4000 footers. One more off the list. Saturdays weather was the perfect window to hit Mt Washington, deemed the most dangerous small mountain in the world, claiming as many lives as Denali and Rainier. Despite that, it was a pretty straightforward climb. Most of the hike is through a dense glade with well marked and broken trail. The top third is a brutal, highly exposed boulder field. The temperature dropped very quickly and the winds came out of nowhere which I suspect is what gets most hikers. Its very easy to get blown off course, and a small group of us ended up in a snowfield between trails on the way down.

Looking toward Canada

Mt Washington Observatory, the worst of the worst weather

Supply shack chained down to the mountain, a testament to the wind

Shut down till spring

Smooth as glass