Lexington East Face 2020

Weather

Twilight: 5:54 AM, Sunrise: 6:26 AM, Sunset: 7:32 PM, Dusk: 8:04 PM

Climbing elevation starts at ~6,500. Sun should hit the cliff close to immediately after sunrise since it's east face.

Hourly forecast at 6,800. For Saturday...

• 6am: 44, 13mph gusts
• 9am: 52, 9mph gusts
• 12pm: 62, 10mph gusts
• 3pm: 67, 10mph gusts
• 6pm: 62, 11mph gusts
• 9pm: 53, 10mph gusts

For Sunday...

• 6am: 47, 9mph gusts
• 9am: 53, 8mph gusts
• 12pm: 60, 8mph gusts
• 3pm: 65, 8pmh gusts
• 6pm: 60, 10mph gusts
• 9pm: 52, 9mph gusts

Itinerary

• 2:45 AM: Leave home (3:05 hr drive)
• 5:50 AM: Trailhead
• 6:00 AM: Hiking (44 degrees)
• 7:00 AM: At base (46 degrees)
• 7:30 AM: Climbing (47 degrees, 10 pitches, 8 hours)
• 3:30 PM: Summit of climb
• 4:00 PM: Start "descending" (1:30 hr to trail on West side?)
• 5:30 PM: Climbers trail, hike around to road and back (3mi, 2,000 ft descent, 2 hrs)
• 7:30 PM: Car
• drive to hidden lake lookout trailhead and sleep there

Sunday

• 4:00 AM hike to hidden lake lookout
• 6:30 AM top of hidden lake lookout
• 9:00 AM - Back at car
• 11:40 AM - Home