Flattop Mountain/Hallett Peak Question

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Re: Flattop Mountain/Hallett Peak Question

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That's a cool GPS track. I might have to actually get a GPS one of these decades.....
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Re: Flattop Mountain/Hallett Peak Question

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I used the Gaia GPS app on my Iphone. It only cost $20 so, it was pretty affordable and worked well on the mountain. Burned about 40% of my battery in 7 hours, but I was taking pictures with my phone as well.
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Re: Flattop Mountain/Hallett Peak Question

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AlexeyD wrote:That said, actually getting through the below-treeline portion of the trail can be a real challenge after a heavy snowfall. I've had the frustrating experience of having to abandon a winter Flattop attempt after failing miserably to find the trail, and wallowing aimlessly through many feet of unconsolidated snow.
I had to chuckle. I've had this same problem on Flattop. Ordinarily it's a don't care as in the winter you make your own trail but we were trying to find the packed trail under the huge new snow. Got a great workout though!
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MTGOAT72 wrote:I used the Gaia GPS app on my Iphone. It only cost $20 so, it was pretty affordable and worked well on the mountain. Burned about 40% of my battery in 7 hours, but I was taking pictures with my phone as well.
I guess that means I gotta get a Smart phone one of these decades, too! :)
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Re: Flattop Mountain/Hallett Peak Question

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Thanks for posting your GPX link. I'm headed up there tomorrow for a ski tour and will be using it as a guide.
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