Day 28 - Mahoosuc, you say? (29/7/2016)

It occurred to me this morning that Grafton Notch was only 2 miles away where I could probably get back to Andover and see about my documents. I reassembled my pack (which had exploded all over my tent in the frantic search) and then I felt it. In the bottom of my pack. My phone. And everything else. Hurrah!!!

B-Hiker was almost as happy as I was.

For weeks now I'd been hearing from NOBOs that the Mahoosuc area was tough. Especially the Mahoosuc Arm (a long steep section of bare rock) and the Mahoosuc Notch (a long, difficult rock scramble). Today I did them.

The Arm would have been deadly if I'd been climbing it, but on a dry day it was just a slow descent. It's not often I prefer going down to up, but this time I was glad to be a SOBO.

The Notch was just plain fun. Narrow passages. Caves, boulder climbs and scrambles! My rock climbing days were useful. This turned out to be a hard and short, but fun day.

Start:Bald Pate

End: South Mahoosuc Notch

Distance: 10.4 miles