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Moose835 t1_j53irk0 wrote

For your last question; I would take a mountaineering course or join a climbing gym and learn to climb, I recommend this as it would teach you valuable rope handling skills for your future endeavors.

Just a heads up, the whites seem to be chewing people up without remorse lately, what ever you do, don't be afraid to turn around, the mountain will be there tomorrow.

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Umbert360 t1_j582440 wrote

Yeah haven’t three people died on that ridge already this winter? Lafayette’s tough in the winter, for me it was tougher than Washington but that really depends on the conditions. Anything above tree line can turn bad quick in the winter, especially on the Franconia Ridge where bad weather comes blind over Cannon

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Alphatron1 t1_j5gyjhc wrote

So. My dad used to make us do Franconia ridge trail with only a gallon of water and a can of herring (I’m really not joking). I don’t remember any need for ropes has anything changed? My girlfriend and I have been meaning to Climb it for the last few summers but every time we get up to the whites there’s some issue and we tend to do easier hikes. I thought it would be a good one (Lafayette) for her because it’s not as open and bald like monadnock. This is all summer hiking btw.

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Moose835 t1_j5h1rus wrote

The ropes are in reference to ops interest in mountaineering, Franconia ridge has no need for ropes. Herring!? That's quite the trail snack. I don't particularly care for most the trails because they all seem similar to me, my go to trails are welch dickey loop and caps ridge on mt Jefferson. Probably wouldn't be your girlfriends cup of tea as they're both pretty exposed.

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Alphatron1 t1_j5hqlqm wrote

Yeah I’ll keep those in mind for the future. The story I tell everyone is the time we went to Acadia. And she was all excited for something called the beehive. Then we saw it from the park loop road then did the trail around the base with the dogs. It’ll get her up there one day.

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