Hillmans Highway
April 15, 2017
Emilie Phillips
Emilie Phillips
AMC trip to Hillman’s highway
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- Starting out at Pinkham Notch
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- Crossing the Ellis River
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- Tuckerman Ravine trail on a spring day
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- Our group on the left. Hordes passing on the right.
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- Tuckerman Ravine
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- Crowds at Hermit Lake
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- Hillmans Highway
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- 6 year old skiing Hillmans
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- Loading skis on our pack to climb Hillmans
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- View over to Mt Washington summit
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- A long way up Hillmans
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- The group ready to boot up
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- Tyson leading up Hillmans
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- Emilie not feeling well on the climb
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- Half way up Hillmans was enough for this skier
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- Alex resting during the climb
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- Up, up, up
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- We used crampons and microspikes for traction
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- Nearing the Boot Spur ridge
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- Alanna leading the last stretch up Hillman’s Highway
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- Cracks opening in the snow
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- Alanna cresting the top
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- Ian and Charlotte resting above Hillmans
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- Alanna resting above Hillmans
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- Emilie with Mt Washington in the background
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- View south along Boot Spur
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- The upper snowfields looked nice.
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- Emilie dropping in Hillmans
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- Tyson
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- Hillmans is 40 degrees at the steepest
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- Ian enjoying the corn
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- Big grins on the descent
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- Alanna shredding corn
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- Alex on his first turns
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- View across Hillmans Highway
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- Charlotte
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- Charlotte
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- JR full speed
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- JR
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- Emilie
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- Ian in the narrow spot
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- Emilie in the narrow spot
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- Dave cruising through the narrow spot
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- Dave tried to retrieve Emilie’s pole and fell
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- Dave excited he stopped himself
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- Alex skiing
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- The whole group working down through the 40 degree pinch point
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- Charlotte’s ski at it’s final resting place
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- Tyson and JR coming to assist Charlotte
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- Charlotte self arresting down Hillman’s Highway
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- Alex skiing down after Charlotte
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- JR with the other ski
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- The rest of the group watching, not sure how to help.
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- Dave off to retrieve the first ski
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- Ian bouncing down the corn
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- Alanna cruising
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- Regroup and assess
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- Alanna enjoying the sping conditions
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- Charlotte working her way down with JR’s ice axe
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- Tyson carrying Charlotte’s pack
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- Dave considering his line
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- People climbing, people skiing. Us slowly working our way down
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- Dave and Tyson helping Charlotte walk out the bottom of Hillmans
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- Tuckermans ski patrol and the ranger assisting Charlotte out on a snowmobile
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- Heading down the Sherburne
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- Emilie
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- Alanna on the Sherburne
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- Tyson on the Sherburne
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- Alex catching air off a mogul
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- Alex on the Sherburne
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- Dave
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- Ian
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- Alanna
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- Dave trying to catch some air
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- Alex making the jump
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- Tyson cruising the moguls
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- Ian launching off a mogul
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- Alanna pondering her line through the slush and dirt
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- Emilie scraping skis on rocks
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- Almost at the bottom of the Sherburne
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- Group pizza afterward
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