On Saturday the weather was clear and warm, so we decided to do a classic White Mountain hike/scramble over the Tripyramid range. We had been eyeing this hike for several years!
The hike departed from Waterville Valley to the south and ascended North Tripyramid via an open rock slide. Once on the ridge it was an easy hike over Middle Tripyramid to the South summit. Then, we had to descend another rock slide to get back to the valley and our starting point.
This was a big hike for our fury friend Mr Zealand. He had never hiked above 4000' and he had never been on a rock scramble like this before. The biggest challenge was getting over the big steps in the rock, and staying cool on an exposed sun-baked south facing rock slide. We kept him well hydrated and were able to give him a helping hand in a few places. Overall, he did really well and he still had a spring in his step when he got back to the car (which is more than can be said for the older two members of the party!).
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