Tripyramid Traverse
31 May 2011 Leave a Comment
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It was great to get back on the trails with the 11 mile Tripyramid Loop [Livermore / Tripoli Road / Waterville] on Memorial Day that also happened to be Komodo’s birthday. Huck bagged his first 4,000 footers and distinguished himself by safely getting up the North and down the South Slide. The Tripyramids do not provide a wide open ridge line, but there are views on the slides. On a nice weekend day that surely drew crowds at Franconia there was nothing crowded about this hike. We saw < 10 people on the 5 mile Tripyramid Trail. Huck needed minor help on the technical parts of the ascent and descent, but that was more to keep him with us rather than let him figure out his best path.
The wisdom of taking a dog on this loop depends on the comfort level of the humans, who should have bouldering experience, and the athletic nature of the dog. Nimble small dogs will likely fare better than big ones, but might have issues with big smooth rocks and cracks where some wingspan is required. Big dogs could get beat up on the sharp rocks so the Scaur Ridge Trail would be a safer call than the North Slide.
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