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Driver, I was on the trip Ed mentioned where someone went over their head into a spruce trap. It was not me but I also went in to shoulder level with snowshoes on. Its quite a let down and seemed like it happened in a fraction of a second. I tend to run hot when I hike so I was in a sleeveles...

Peakbagger, Do you know if anyone has been able to follow the railroad grade around the mountain from the east and upward around the southend? I remember how clearly I could still see it in January from Bondcliff.

When I was very young we worked logging, initially with work horses and later with equipment. Before that for a time my dad worked for the forest service girthing trees. We would spend whole days out working in the woods often and though your clothes got wet most of the time you were fine. Some...

Perhaps he was envisioning something more peaceful than the late stage clothing removal. Sadly depression gives the afflicted a limited perspective!

Yes Driver, Chris has a Brunton. The problem with the analog altimeters is they are all scaled with a range of at least 15000-16000 feet which of course we don't need in these parts. I wish someone would come along and make a 7500 foot range so the scale would be easier to read. Damn tough to...

As has been said, best to carry snowshoes with you and might I suggest some items for trail repairs if a binding breaks. Tiewraps or something so you can play McGuiver and be on your way again! I carried snowshoes on my back the whole hike Sunday and only crossed a half mile section where I was...

I always have waterproof matches on hand but have never used them or assumed they would mean I have a fire. I carry a very sharp folding knife, most of the time a Buck XLTI. It's discontinued but has a titanium handle with lighteners and finger grooves so it's light and won't slip in your grip...

Sierra, I totally agree! Even my first time out solo on a New Years weekend, two nights and three days, broke out slide but not enough stamina left for the peak. Just me and my steaks!;-) Have soloed it from Franconia Ridge twice, once from North of Liberty in the col at night and once from the...

Love your open-minded positive attitude Unstrung! Will take you far on any journey! Regarding Tremont, big bang for the buck in fall. May not be tracked out much in winter. Over twenty five switchbacks which feels like more! Awesome little open summit with great views across the Pemi! The path...

Unstrung, sorry that this has become a debate about the validity of the use of an altimeter. The original question of this thread was about trails and in a later post Unstrung asked about navigational tools. I never said that an altimeter was required! It is a valid tool that I like to use and...

Powerfully chilling read!

Nice photos Tim, family and perspective! I by-passed the by-pass with my pooch in the fall because he can be rough on his pads on rock scrambles and did not find a hint of anything in the woods there.

You will be delighted to find that winter conditions and packed out trails hide a lot of the sins of overuse on the trail and erosion. For example, Liberty Spring Trail is a rock fest in the summer but great in the winter. The chimney can be great or it can be rough on Osceolas. My first time...

Unstrung Harp, I offered the advice that a compass and a map should be a minimum and that I like an analog altimeter for elevation reference. In summer you can get fogged in but in winter whiteouts can come on quickly and leave you without a reference of where you are especially if you have...

Please be aware that there is an unfriendly beagle near the trailhead. If you have any dogs with your group you may want to keep them on a leash until you are out on the trail so they do not approach him. Atticus of Tom and Atticus was bitten pretty badly today! He is about as friendly and...

Brunton and others make analog altimeters in the $40 range too! Search the web and you'll find them easily. Though Thommen sets the standard they set the price at the high bar for accuracy and range. The different ranges have to do with whether your intent includes 14ers out west. Mine is...

The thermolite bivy I carry is like the one that Scott Mason used when he got down in Great Gulf. Have not had to test it but it is probably considered a midrange emergency bivy. Where a Walmart space blanket would be on the low end and previous threads had mentioned ones on the highend. If I...

I agree with others that you should have at a bare minimum the map and compass and skill set to use them. More chance of whiteouts in winter that can make it difficult to backtrack if you don't have a compass. I have liked having an analog altimeter too to give you either an elevation reference...

Tom said "So it seems clear to me what his perspective is and it is not exactly some hiker who decided to get educated about the issues and was surprised at what he found." Certainly not what I said or implied! And to your own point regarding wind energy, there is much disregard for the...

Hey Jazzbo thanks for taking some time to view it! I also like his comments about critical thinking and being open minded while using your ability to think. Too much of the time critical thinking is set aside by propaganda and the masses follow the lines like sheep to slaughter! Its not that the...