Date Hiked: 11/23

Conditions: Calkins Brook herd path is easy to follow but current conditions kept our time down to a crawl--high water at the crossing and many swollen feeder streams--ice, snow and deep mud and lots of water along the path

Special Required Equipment: The obvious--good boots,gaiters,stabilicers useful on icy rocks,crampons up high

Comments: A long day--made it to the col(6-1/2hrs) after a tough climb-quad cramps and a sensible look at the time turned us around--12 miles, 10 hours--no summits--made it out just after dark--

Submitted by: Bill, Judy,and Snickers