View Full Version : News: Potable Water at Hermit Lake Shelters
skicdave
09-25-2003, 04:52 PM
From the Mountain Ear Sep 25th... :reading:
MOUNT WASHINGTON — Crews began work this week on drilling a well for a new potable water source near the Hermit Lakes Shelter just below Tuckerman Ravine, according to Al Risch, executive director of the non-profit Friends of Tuckerman organization.... more (http://www.mountainear.com/news/newsstories/03F7D5D751.nclk)
Castlerock
09-25-2003, 04:56 PM
My pack just got 5 lbs lighter....
Not sure how I feel about that...
I guess it's a good thing.. I seem to remember potable water available a long time ago up there..
But if the creek water tastes better... I'll still pump... I love the way that stuff tastes.. All glacial and wot-not...
Castlerock
09-25-2003, 05:06 PM
Taste is everything....DMC you are a conniseur
2plankerider
09-25-2003, 05:08 PM
i kinda enjoy hearing some schmuck say "you mean there's no water up here?" i guess the posers can now fill up their 12oz Dasani & Aquafina bottles :D
Castlerock:
Taste is everything....DMC you are a conniseur I actually brought down a full Nalgene for a friend who couldnt make it last year... :)
The water tastes better when it's fresh - thats for sure...
pepperdawg
09-25-2003, 05:25 PM
2plankerknuckledraggerVTr:
i kinda enjoy hearing some schmuck say "you mean there's no water up here?" i guess the posers can now fill up their 12oz Dasani & Aquafina bottles :D I second that - hee hee hee :D :waterbottle: :waterbottle:
NtrentT
09-25-2003, 05:33 PM
Thats Great!, that means i can refill on the way back down. but Im still bringing as much as if there was none.
Cause u never know
advice from the :chicken:
I'm bringing pumps still... I've pumped water from the rockpile above the Headwall before....
NH_tele
09-25-2003, 06:49 PM
I don't think I really like it. I mean, most everyone who knows what they're doing has SOME form of water filtration with them. It'll just encourage more people who DON'T know what they're doing...
Oh well, I'll survive (although I might still be in the filter creek category)
MMMmmm... water. No more iodine. I think it's a good idea, I doubt it will draw more people at all. I doubt too many people decide not to hike becuase they have to bring water.
Dude... If i was still huffin iodine I'd be psyched as well...
You gotta get a pump....
elwood
09-25-2003, 07:26 PM
DMC is right. Filter that hsit. Tastes so good and it's soo cold... Mmmm...Melted snow...
I don't think I've ever seen a "poser" up at the ravine. I've heard stories of people getting in way over their head, and seen a snowboarder go over the lip and careeme in the line of folks walking up, but I don't think I've really run into someone who I didn't feel somehow that I could connect with really easy, and that I would probably end up liking if I got to know them.
Except that poser I saw last year with the yankees hate on.
A well means more water, maybe they could start making snow... even better, use the Snow Magic System and keep the place skiiable 365.25 days a year!
NH_tele
09-25-2003, 07:47 PM
M@:
I don't think I've ever seen a "poser" up at the ravine. I've heard stories of people getting in way over their head, and seen a snowboarder go over the lip and careeme in the line of folks walking up, but I don't think I've really run into someone who I didn't feel somehow that I could connect with really easy, and that I would probably end up liking if I got to know them.
Except that poser I saw last year with the yankees hate on. I've definitely seen some posers up there before (both summer and spring, skiing and non-skiing). However, I've never felt that they were really in danger of hurting anyone, which is a very good thing.
Sorry folks, I've seen a lot of alementary activity in the ravine going back to the 1960's and the place had been popular for a long time before that.
There is no well deep enough for me to even consider trusting that is drilled both down hill and down stream from the :outhouse: ...oops Truckerman Ravine.
While we are at it, watch that Glacial runnoff from any area having a lot of climbing activity. :eek:
Jolly J
09-26-2003, 08:46 AM
I hate carrying water, especially overnight. I'd be happy to have running water. If your still a sceptic, filter it. I guess I'm a poser. I reuse store bought bottled water bottles.
JJ your no "poser"... :)
A poser is someone dressed to the "nines" with the best ski/climbing equipment that never leaves the lunchrocks...
;)
I would replace those bottles with Nalgene.. The colder it gets the more those things break..
pepperdawg
09-26-2003, 09:00 AM
DMC:
I'm bringing pumps still... I've pumped water from the rockpile above the Headwall before.... Hey DMC....Can you expand on?? What type of pump etc...??? Thx
Jolly J
09-26-2003, 09:03 AM
Hey you mean I don't dress to the nines???? Damn and I thought my 1995 ski pants that have never been washed were high class. Your right on the Nalgene bottle thing. It's one of those, next time I stop by a camping store I've got to pick up a couple of them up....and then I walk in and see something shiney and I forget all about it until I'm about to leave on a trip, so I just grab a bunch of old ones out of the recycling bin.
pepperdawg:
Hey DMC....Can you expand on?? What type of pump etc...??? Thx I have a Sweetwater (I think) bought it a few years ago($60 maybe). It's awesome... Just keep the tube and leaf filter in a seperate baggie so the nasty doesn't mix with the clean...
We find water sources above the Headwall in the rocks. That way we don't have to climb with all our water bottles full... I fill a Nalgene at the shelter and it lasts until I get to the top of the Headwall...
Filters: For tux a filtration water bottle should be adequet, especially when daytime temps are above freezing. They are very handy, just open, pull the top, fill the open bottle, insert the top and close it...drink from the filtered spout.
If you'll be over night and cooking just melt snow...unless there's a lot of people and one stove. In that case a filtration pump is a great idea.
I use the First Need. It has the best rating in terms of filtration down to particle size (0.01 micron, making it 60% better than the next best filter) and acceptable flow rate. Please understand that the rating is "best case", all of the top-shelf filters don't hold their rating 100% of the time, my advice pump slowly, say 1 liter per minute instead of the rated max rate of the pump.
My friend has a First Need... It's a really nice pump...
I get all my stuff now to handle cold now... You gotta be careful that a pump doesnt freeze - make sure you pump all the extra water out before storing...
elwood
09-26-2003, 10:13 AM
yeah the first need pump is sweet. My buddy just got one we've been using it all summer.
Finhead
09-29-2003, 01:30 PM
Just wanted to add my two cents. I have used the PUR Hiker for a few years without failure. Great filter, easy to use and clean.
I agree, filtered snow tastes great (less filling). Don't waste cooking fuel to heat your water.
:reading: :outhouse:
SkiStooge
09-29-2003, 04:26 PM
<<<Must be a poser of the WORST kind. I take a 2 litre FRESCA bottle with me. Of course, the Fresca is long gone. Now I usually have Kool-Aid in it. I love the Cherry stuff. They even have REALLY cool stuff now that turns like blue and green but still tastes like the flavor it is supposed to! And none of the pre-sweetened stuff in the initial filling of the day. I use the manly stuff with about 2 cups of sugar in it!!! Later on, I usually refill it with the pre-sweetened stuff. Have fun, be safe. Al :skistooge:
If God had wanted us to drink plain water He never would have given us Kool-Aid.
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