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Dial and (almost) Nippletop
(peak 13, winter peak 2)

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According to the rulebooks winter is over, and so is winter peak bagging. I count myself fortunate to be able to have done 2 winter peaks this past season, even though conditions on the hikes from last fall were more extreme than the winter hikes!

Dial and Nippletop - now here is a heartbreaker trip. Looks pretty simple on the map, but Dial via Bears Den is a very challenging little hike all by itself. When you decide to do Nippletop, once on top of Dial, you are playing a very different game.

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Charlie has his own version of this trip as we went together again, but you'll need to read his trip report to get the whole story.

A good time was had by all.