[philmont] Black Peak

"Feurtado, Walter C." <wfeurtado@atsva.com> wrote (in part):

>The hardest climb is the climb of Black Mountain from Black Mountain
Camp!!!! It is very steep and my
single most hardest day at Philmont ever!

"Mark Liechty" <mlaccs@mlaccs.com> added:

>Black Mountain was one of the toughest challenges I have ever had. I do
not want to say the toughest but cannot remember what takes it's place. I
think the big issue was the Snow and Ice on the trail/mountain for the last
500 feet or so. I did not hike down. I aimed for the next tree and did a
slide\fall thing that worked out fine as long but if I missed I don't think
I would be writing this<grin>.

"Richard Andrews" <rwa@sponclerandtharpe.com> added:

>Only having hiked down from Black, my thought at the time was that I would
have a tremendous amount of respect for anyone hiking up from Black Mountain
Camp. I would not want to do it.

"Dr. Bob Klein" <drbob@troop111.org> added:

>Black Mountain and "The Wall" (French Henry to Copper Park) are two of the
last True Trails of Horror at Philmont... Parts of Black Mountain I did on
all fours - something you never forget.

It was on the climb out of Black Mountain Camp that I thought I had made a
mistake in trying to go back to Philmont at age 60, with too many years of
working at a computer instead of a rock quarry. Having done about 100 miles
of different trails over two treks, that qualified as the worst trail I had
ever experienced at Philmont. Until I reached the top, I wasn't sure I was
going to make it, and the climb up and the climb down really did me in for
the remainder of our short trek (perhaps another 15-16 miles over 3 days).
Reading your evaluations makes me feel better, but doesn't negate the fact
that I still need to lose those extra pounds.

One delightful find at the Tooth of Time Traders was that a patch series for
the major peaks is now available. There wasn't one for Black Peak, but I
picked up some mementos for my 1993 trek.

Alan R. Houser
Asst Crew Advisor, Trek 2006-812-D1

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Received on Tue Nov 21 14:21:14 2006