DESTINATION Lower Liberty Cap Trail 1 Photoset
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| Hiking | 3.46 Miles |
1,212 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.46 Miles | 2 Hrs 51 Mns | | 1.67 mph |
| 1,212 ft AEG | 47 Mns Break | 7 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | This is the trip that made me buy Yaktracks.
The hike up was fine. Icy in some spots, and the lower canyon stretch really reminded me how out-of-shape I am. Nonetheless it was relatively straightforward. Heading up I passed several ice-covered or packed-snow patches and thought to myself that I would have to watch out on the way down. Still, no big deal. Up at the Cap I met a lady doing a workout. I definitely felt out of shape then!
Heading down the minor icy patches became greater obstacles. I found myself losing traction more often and ended up crashing down a part of the trail, scraping my arm and getting a small cut on my wrist. Once I was back at the truck I drove straight to REI and bought some slip-on crampons. Not going to make that mistake again. |
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"The only thing we did was wrong was staying in the wilderness to long...the only thing we did was right was the day we started to fight..."
-Old Spiritual
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