46R Rocky Ridge Peak

Date: June 8th, 2007
People in Group: Jordan, Josh Clement
Location: Keene Valley
Peaks Reached: Giant and Rocky Ridge Peak
Start: 7:15am
End: 4:45pm
Length: 10 miles, 3375 ft. ascent up Giant, 1500 foot descent and re-ascent to Rocky Ridge Peak
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After eating lunch at the top of Giant, we continued the hike by descending down the Rocky Peak Ridge Foot Trail and then ascending to the ridge at Rocky Peak. The total hiking distance from Giant to Rocky Peak was 1.1 miles and, I might add, the hardest mile of hiking I have ever experienced in my life. It should also be pointed out that about halfway down the Rocky Peak Ridge trail there is a small creek that carries water from the nearby faces of both peaks. At the creek, the trail changes from a descent down Giant to an ascent up Rocky Peak.