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May 22 2025
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 Joined Aug 23 2005
 Pike National Fo
Wheeler Peak via Williams LakeNorth Central, NM
North Central, NM
Hiking avatar May 22 2025
sneakySASQUATCHTriplogs 975
Hiking8.00 Miles 3,000 AEG
Hiking8.00 Miles   3 Hrs   10 Mns   2.53 mph
3,000 ft AEG
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Great hike a little icy made it up in a little over 1.5 hours. Couldn’t open the log thingy it was frozen. Signing myself off for self arrest practice today. Sneezed going around switchback which caused my eyes to close miss stepped onto a 30+ degree snow field and by the time I was done sneezing I was going excessively fast hit a large rock on the way down before arresting. Took two poles as far I as I could get them in to stop. Had to hike down to next switchback. Could feel both elbows skinned and my back. Didn’t know I ripped my pants or put a gash in my butt until I got out of the snow fields and the wound had stuck my underwear and pants to my butt which tore off stepping down sim rocks and started bleeding again. Everything is fine if anybody gets up here maybe retrieve my skin. I enjoyed the hike overall minus the miss step. It was easier than I thought it would be with the stats. The only stats I didn’t include was side hike to Williams lake after realizing I was a little more injured than I thought to assess before finishing
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[ checklist ]  HAZ - Hike HAZard
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[ checklist ]  Wheeler Peak  Williams Lake
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average hiking speed 2.53 mph

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