Esther is still officially a trailless peak, although the herd path is quite easy to follow and obviously does receive some maintenance, see the bridge photo for example. However, there were quite a few blowdowns to scramble over.
I thought I had read that the summit marker was erected in 1939 by the 46ers, but was later removed and replaced with a replica, so the original plaque could be displayed in a museum in Albany. If that is true, the marker should have been there when you climbed. Maybe you couldn't see it through the bugs?
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Yay!!! Congrats on the summit.
YAY!
I'm wondering if Esther wasn't a trailless mountain back when I climbed it. Quite long ago.
Esther is still officially a trailless peak, although the herd path is quite easy to follow and obviously does receive some maintenance, see the bridge photo for example. However, there were quite a few blowdowns to scramble over.
I thought I had read that the summit marker was erected in 1939 by the 46ers, but was later removed and replaced with a replica, so the original plaque could be displayed in a museum in Albany. If that is true, the marker should have been there when you climbed. Maybe you couldn't see it through the bugs?
I don't remember a marker, but I signed my name in the can. There may have been a marker and I've just forgotten it.
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