Albert Milde - Mount Washington, Henderson Ridge II

Berg / Ziel:

Mount Washinton, Henderson Ridge II

Höhe in m:

1.917

Land:

USA

Region:

New Hampshire

Gebiet:

White Mountains

Schwierigkeit:

YDS 5.4

Gesamthöhenmeter:

61/100

Gesamtzeit hh:mm:

2:00/4:00

Anforderung:

schwierig

Exposition:

Gestein:

Granit

Fun:

sehr schön

Sicherung:

super Fels

Gefahren:

Ausgangspunkt:

Parkplatz bei der Huntington Ravine

Höhe in m:

1.753

Stützpunkt:

Mt. Washington-Warte

Höhe in m:

1.917

Zustieg:	Höhendiff. in Hm:	ca. -100
	Zeit in hh:mm:	1:00

Literatur:
Rock Climbs in the White Mountains of New Hampshire,
by Edward R. Webster

Route:	Höhendiff. in Hm:	61
	Zeit in hh:mm:	2:00

Karten:
Map Adventures Outdoor Maps & Guides; White Mountains; New Hampshire & Main

Ausstieg:	Höhendiff. in Hm:
	Zeit in hh:mm:

Talort / Info:

Abstieg:	Höhendiff. in Hm:	-40
	Zeit in hh:mm:	1:00

GPS-Daten (UTM WGS84):

Gesamt:	Höhendiff. in Hm:	100
	Zeit in hh:mm:

Begehung:

6.9.2009 mit Bergführer

Doppeldeckerflugzeug - Rundflug White Mountains
YouTube: Mt.Washington Cog Railway;

Allgemeines:
This 600 foot climb ascends the ridge of the buttress immadiately to the right of North Gully, the right-hand most gulli in Huntington Ravine. This was the third technical climb accomplished on Mount Washington. Many variations are passible, in addition to an easy, but bushy, escape on the right the entrire way up. The fastest descent is to traverse the Alpine Gardens left (south) to the Lions Head Trail. Other choices include a long and strenuous hike down the Nelson Crag Trail to the Old Jackson Road which eventually leads to Pinkham, or to simply rappel off back down the route. Make three, double rope rappels back down the ridge (carry pitons), or the same number of rappels (with down climbing) down North Gully, a poorer option because of the large amounts of loose rock in the gully.
History: Kenneth Henderson, Miriam O'Brien, John Hurd, Jr., & Marjorie Hurd made the first ascent of this historic climb on May 30, 1927. Amazingly, Henderson even made a movie documenting their adventure, which was accomplished on the first AMC-sposored rock climbing weekend trip to the White Mountains - a successful venture that helped initiale other subsequent explorations of the region's major cliffs. On December 7, 1985, the two teams of climbers, Kurt Winkler & Alain Comeau, and Jim Surette & Randy Rackliff, rediscovered the route, and climbed several more difficult variations along the way.

Anreise:
über die Mt. Washington Road; siehe Karte

Zustieg:
Abstieg über die Huntington Ravine. ca. 100 Hm

Route:

1 & 2. Start at the base of the ridge, and climb up an aestetic, low-angled slab for two pitches. YDS 5.4.

3. The ridge ends briefly at a brocken wall. Climb through this wall via a left-leaning corner (YDS 5.4), and work up to another 15 foot step. Exit right up an open, YDS 5.3 corner, and belay at a crack. YDS 5.4.

4. Climb left over to the "diving board", an unusual feature. Scrample past this to another 15 foot open corner (YDS 5.4) leading out right onto the top of the ridge and the end of the 5th class climbing. YDS 5.4. Finish by scrambling up North Gully (be very careful of loose rock), or up the brocken, bushy terrain on the right (also difficult) to reach the top of Nelson Crag.

Abstieg:
Start = Ziel; bzw. Mt. Washington

1/15 Elliot, Albert und Inge; Startbereit beim Parkplatz	2/15 Elliot, Inge und Albert beim Abstieg	3/15 Inge und Albert steigen ab	4/15 Albert und Inge queren zum Einstieg	5/15 Inge und Albert beim Einstieg
6/15 Umgehung des Henderson Ridge	7/15 Albert macht Fotopause	8/15 Inge macht Fotopause	9/15 Inge sucht Helmut	10/15 Inge und Albert am Ende der Route
11/15 Helmut (kleiner gelber Punkt in der Bildmitte) wartet, wartet und wartet	12/15 Blick zum Wildcat	13/15 Mt. Washington-Warte	14/15 Albert und Helmut auf dem Mt. Washington-Gipfel	15/15 Infotafel auf dem Mt. Wahington