Whoops, I got out of the habit of making trip reports ... but since I checked here myself before hiking up to South Bessemer today and didn't see anything super recent, I'm going to drop a few notes.
I traded off breaking trail today with another group which was tough going but the sun was shining and the views were great. Snowshoes were essential in my opinion; if I didn't have mine, I would have bailed. Hard to say when the weather will erase our tracks so best to have a downloaded map to refer to - once the trail dissapeared, I was certainly referring to mine.
I brought microspikes but didn't use those today - I went from no traction to snowshoes. There's a couple steam crossings, the first of which has very slippery rock to be mindful of. Definitely a fun and challenging Winter summit!
Comments
Serpentine on Bessemer Mountain
Marvelous photo. Those clouds are really special. Thank you!
Posted by:
Serpentine on Feb 10, 2024 10:39 PM
guff-trek on Bessemer Mountain
Thanks!
Posted by:
guff-trek on Feb 11, 2024 09:21 AM
R Rubin on Bessemer Mountain
Hey, I'm in one of those photos! I'm the one who went past my not-so-important turn around time :) Nice meeting you trail yesterday!
Posted by:
R Rubin on Feb 11, 2024 08:39 AM
guff-trek on Bessemer Mountain
Awesome! What a great day we got. Hope you made your dinner without issue.
Posted by:
guff-trek on Feb 11, 2024 09:25 AM
thenomadicartist on Bessemer Mountain
Hello to both of you! I was with the group of 3 - nice meeting you all!
Posted by:
thenomadicartist on Feb 11, 2024 12:36 PM
guff-trek on Bessemer Mountain
Hello! Thanks for doing most of the trail blazing and hard work!
Posted by:
guff-trek on Feb 11, 2024 03:04 PM