Kinsman Pond Shelter 1811.9

We woke up at around our usual time, which is 6, and started preparing a huge breakfast thanks to Fabi who brought eggs, bacon and avocado. It felt a bit decadent for the trail but after months it was a well deserved treat, besides that I couldn't prepare it properly. So we had perfect timed scrambled eggs with not cross baked bacon. It was still delicious :)
Afterwards we went back to the car and Fabi gave us a ride back to the trailhead where we started yesterday. Just as we were about to get back on the trail I encountered that the water filter was missing... It came to my mind that I forgot it in the backpack that we used for slackpacking. Fabi was so nice to take an extra turn back to the Hostel while Julia already went ahead on the trail. So I started my hiking day at 11, an hour later than Julia but with a water filter. I did the math and thought it might take me four hours to catch up to her. Unfortunately the terrain was very tough and I was pushing hard, so I caught up to her after about two and a half hours...
Right after our lunch break (which was amazing with avocado and fresh fruits) we had Mount Kinsman ahead of us. The elevation profile looked similar to Mount Moosilauke, just some more feet. It would be the toughest climb that we've had so far on the trail because it is mainly just rock climbing using everything god gave you. So we moved super slowly up, just being glad that we didn't injure ourselves. After more than three hours we rolled into the Campsite where a caretaker greeted us. He was nice and took his time explaining us everything, but we still needed to pay a fee for using a tent platform. Our knees and ankles were just glad to get a bit of rest after that extremely exhausting day.Read more