Round Mountain

[AlpineSummit]

Yes, we climbed little Roundie on Sunday - Big deal, right?
Yea, I agree and that's why this isn't a real trip report.

Instead, this is a nomination that Round Mt be officially recognized as just a super climb and an interesting summit with TERRIFIC 360 views. And it's also not on anyone's radar, which is very sweet also, as it's often very quiet up there.

If you have not yet climbed it, you will get a nice surprise when you do.

Oh yea, it's not big, but it's no gimme either. Like all ADK peaks, you will work to get up there, just not as long as the big boys.

[Dick]

It's one of the mountains I've kept meaning to do someday!

Of COURSE it's a real trip report!

Interesting summit, 360 views, quiet, nice surprise...sounds like it IS a big deal! No reason why every hike has to be a 20-mile slog through thick spruce in order to be "worthy!"

Dick

[AlpineSummit]

Very true. In fact, little Round has a summit that rivals & surpasses maybe 1/3 of the High Peaks. Not just panoramic views, but Giant & Rocky close to the east, a different look at the lower Great Range the other way, and an exquisite family portrait of the Dixes. Plenty of other stuff too. It's very sweet up there.
The summit is especially cool cuz not only is it very big & expansive, but it also has little hollows where there are 15' trees where you could escape the wind to eat your sandwich,,,,,,,and still be on the summit.
Cool mountain........
Climb it.

[pete_hickey]

A beautiful little loop, is starting at the public parking in StHuberts, going up Noonmark, heading down the other side, then taking the trail up Round, then down Round the other way.

Did you pass those HUGE cedarrs, Alpine? A beautiful forest around there. It reminds me of something from a fairy tale.

[AlpineSummit]

Very true. In fact, little Round has a summit that rivals & surpasses maybe 1/3 of the High Peaks. Not just panoramic views, but Giant & Rocky close to the east, a different look at the lower Great Range the other way, and an exquisite family portrait of the Dixes. Plenty of other stuff too. It's very sweet up there.
The summit is especially cool cuz not only is it very big 7 expansive, but it also has little hollows where there are 15' trees where you could escape the wind to eat your sandwich,,,,,,,and still be on the summit.
Cool mountain........
Climb it.

blah blah,,,,,jeeze but I ramble on. and on and on......

Anyway: I forgot to mention the beauty forest of OLD hemlocks & cedars you pass thru......really purty walkingg there.

DId I mention that I like this mt?

[pete_hickey]

I can't beleive what that I ou were answering my question as I was writing it. Must have been some kind of ESP.

[AlpineSummit]

Great minds mon, great minds think of great things..........

That high shelf 5 mins from the parking area would make a nice camping spot. Really pretty and close to the car.

[qam1]

Round's kinda tough from the Ausable club, well it was for me when I did it because it was like 90°, It seemed much easier from the Dix trail.

But there's a 3rd way, Bushwhack up from Round Pond.

About half way on the North Shore just hang a right into the woods and head up. Go Left at the 1st cliffs you run into.

There are actually some nice (though dangerous if you are prone to sleepwalking) camping spots on top of some the cliffs.

There are many fine views before you get to the summit, the most interesting thing is watching Dix Mountain incrementally change over from it's eastern cirque to it's northern face as you go.

[Neil]

Round Mtn. is a great climb and is often overlooked in favour of Noomark.

[Mavs00]

I've just checked all my list's, and Round Mt. isn't on any of them. Sorry, It'll have to wait......................... ;)

Actually, I've heard good things before too, We'll put it on the list for one of thise days that we only got time for a shorter climb. I love open summit's

[randomscooter]

I took my family up there years ago on a whim. My middle daughter loved it so much that I, well, took advantage of the moment :twisted: and mentioned that some people climb all the 46 highest mountains and get a really cool patch. She took the bait :). She and I finished together with a bang, doing the Range from Haystack down to LWJ...like father like daughter. ;)

[Gandalf]

Instead, this is a nomination that Round Mt be officially recognized as just a super climb and an interesting summit with TERRIFIC 360 views.

Hear hear! My 5yo and I climbed it this summer in lieu of Cascade, and I thought Round was much more interesting both in terms of the trail and the view. My son was wondering if there were any Hunters in Hunters Pass, and if so, what were they hunting.

[lumberzac]

I haven’t been up Round yet, but plan to. There are a lot of little ledges in knobs in that area that I want to explore. Most of the ones I’ve been up so far have offered tremendous views.

[yvon]

Here is some pics from Round

http://lesiteayvon.com/montroundphotos.html

[Mavs00]

Yvon,

Those pictures are awesome. But I hate to tell you this, your spelling is horrible, I couldn't read a single one of your captions.

Don't you canadians have spell check up there. :drop:

[Neil]

Tim, Qué, no hablas Frances?

Yvon, Tim J'ai eu le mème Tim manteau qu'Annie Tim pis je l'ai Tim donné à mon fils. Il est excellent Tim mais j'en voulais Tim un plus léger.
Ha ha Tim ha ha :drink:

[AlpineSummit]

Damn bilingual people..............

Tim, he just called you homely and said that Katie dresses you funny.
Imagine the nerve.
Tim, can you ban a Viceroy???????

[masshysteria]

Round doesn't make the HHest? I've often thought it would be a cool trek to head north from the summit to the edge of the Chapel Pond cliffs. I would imagine it would there would be some serious abrasions from the thick stuff though. It does have it's own special perspective of Giant, RPR, and Dix.

[AlpineSummit]

....from the summit to the edge of the Chapel Pond cliffs.

Pretty brave for an old guy, aren'tcha?
Funny cuz I was just looking at that yesterday. There's some open rock before where it gets really nasty where one could have a gander below to see how far one wanted to push it.

You know the drill, where there's a will, someone will play!

Not on HH ???? It's like 3100' or something........

[pete_hickey]

Neil,

Riant Tim aux éclat!

[ADKatie]

Tim,

Neil und Peter sind mit ihren französischen Witzen hinter Ihrer Rückseite so lustig.

Ha ha Neil und Peter ha ha

Hint: the answer can be found in your Dashboard.

[Mavs00]

Auf Deutsch meine Liebe, sehr intelligent und tricky.

Sorry, No dashboard here at work, but no troubles anyhow, I just reached waaaaay back into the foggy memory banks to many nights covorting with the locals in many a beerhaus during the 2 years I spent in Deutschland.

Let the boys have thier giggles for now, when I tire of them I'll simply send another lightning bolt from "on high" forbadeing them from "speaking in tongues" on these glorious pages.

What were we talking about again? Oh yeah? Round Mt. ;)

Seems to me when I was on Noonmark last summer ang gazing over at Round, I got the impression that the view to the much of the Highpeaks would be pretty much blocked by Noonmark. Is that NOT the case? Pictures seem to show that its not.

[yvon]

I got the impression that the view to the much of the Highpeaks would be pretty much blocked by Noonmark.

That's true Tim, but not totaly. You can see a good part of it to the right and the left of Noonmark.
See those pics (Sorry Tim, no french caption this time, ha! ha! ha!)

http://lesiteayvon.com/round10.html
http://lesiteayvon.com/round11.html
http://lesiteayvon.com/round9.html

[AlpineSummit]

Nah, Tim that's not the case at all. Pointy little Noonie doesn't get in the way much at all.

Tim, looks like you've got yourself quite the little frauline in the house!

[ADKatie]

I got so carried away with my foreign language fun that I forgot to praise AlpineSummit for a great trip report! Yvon's pictures were beautiful, as were Neil's, and I've added Round to my "must do" list! Thanks! Merci! Danke!

[masshysteria]

Pretty brave for an old guy, aren'tcha?



...or just a little spent..... Besides, these young bucks can't have all the fun. I want more on my epitaph than ; " First man to reach the Amp and survive" I think that stroll is going on the list.

Here's a question for any rock climbers. Do the folks who climb the CP cliffs descend through the cliffs, or do they fight to the top? If so, there might be some sort of path!?

[randomscooter]

...or just a little spent..... Besides, these young bucks can't have all the fun. I want more on my epitaph than ; " First man to reach the Amp and survive" I think that stroll is going on the list.

Here's a question for any rock climbers. Do the folks who climb the CP cliffs descend through the cliffs, or do they fight to the top? If so, there might be some sort of path!?

There are descent routes through/between the cliffs. I've only climbed on the CP slab (the most prominent slab), and used the descent route south of it, between it and the Emperor Slab. It's a walk-down, other than one little 15' cliff over a cave that we rappelled, although I understand there is a way around that as well. As for paths up from the cliff tops, I am not aware of any.

Addressing the wisecrack in my title line, I include here a few lines from my Gothics North Face trip report, 04Aug01, a nice day on the rock with friend Rich Quinn:

"The finger ended abruptly after pitch 7, and about 200-300' (ground distance) of summit cripplebrush separated us from the trail. Back in my element, I forged through the scrub, whistling happily, while Rich now took the rear and began whining. This of course delighted me to no end, and I did my utmost to stay in the thickest tangles I could find, steering clear of easier going to the sides. Too soon, the fun ended and we emerged on the summit ridge to be greeted by the curious stares of our first fellow bipeds of the day. A 100 yard walk along the ridge put us on the summit proper, where we celebrated a successful, and unorthodox, ascent of the mighty Gothics."

In Rich's defense, although he may not like to get scratched by the scrub, he gets full credit, and my admiration, for taking the sharp end of the rope over about 1200' of technical rock that day.

[masshysteria]

RS, thanks for the advice. I looked in some pics I have of Round from Giant, and there is quite a haul from the top of the cliffs to the summit. Not really steep, just thick and gnarly.

A rock climber that doesn't like the thick stuff? It would seem to me that if you are going to 'rock', you have to 'whack'. No?