vftt trip report for Allen mtn

[masshysteria]

Originally Posted by lumberzac

Well, I’ll be hiking up Allen tomorrow. I’ll be going the traditional route, and plan to take my time. No record setting for me.

Zac's got it straight. If you speed hike, you're not going to see the great things along the way. No looking for the big bucketmouth that has to be living under the Lake Jimmy bridge, check out the abandoned cabin, feast on raspberries, enjoy Skylight and Allen Brooks, etc.

The chances of missing key turn-offs increases also, but rumor has it the slow and plodding can miss a turn sign here and there too.....

[AlpineSummit]

The short way:
I did this once a couple of summers ago, starting from the East River Club. Imagine: Less than 30 mins to Allen Falls!!!! It was MAGICAL! And the big benefit was that I could lounge and RELAX on the summit because the walk out was going to be so short. Normally in the back of my head is the thought "Yea, enjoy yourself but don't get too comfy - You have have 9 miles to walk back to the car"
I've been up to Allen 6 or 7 times now and had good weather & company most every time, but that trip was a gem!

[TFR]

Originally Posted by Peakbagr

... East River Club. Their policy specifically forbids members to use their membership as a guide service to have people pay members to access peaks that are on their leasehold.

I get the point of the rule, but the Allen summit is on state land, correct?