Mt Prospect 2/20/2011

Went up to see the views and to shake down some new equipment and organization. It was about 20-25 degrees and the wind was lighter than I expected today (20-50mph elsewhere in the White Mtns). I tried out a new Marmot jacket which is more of a hardshell ski jacket. I liked it because it was on sale and it has lots of pockets. I found that it is about 6 oz heavier than my Mammut softshell and does not seem to breath as well either. I also wore nitrile surgical gloves which kept the polyester fleece fingerless gloves with pull over mitt covers mitts very dry and my hands warm. The down side is the immediate clammy feeling I get from the nitrile against my skin. I also wanted to try melting snow at the summit to use for drinking water with my new Jetboil. From the time I arrived at the top of the wooded summit I: 1) got out the foam back pad to kneel on. 2.) broke out the stove and assembled it. 3.) melted a total of 1.00 liter of water from snow in two portions and poured into my Nalgeen. 4.) signed into the summit register. 5.) Scratched Zippy's ears. 6.) Repacked everything and headed back down. All totaled 23 minutes. The heating time for the water was about 15 minutes and I brought it up to a luke warm temperature. The stove consumed 13 grams of butane from the 100 gram cylinder. The down side is all the pine needles and debris in the snow. I plan on trying a coffee press.