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No doubt a lot of rocker there. You are probably going to need a crampon with a multipoint toe piece. Like the G12 New Matic EVO not the Crampo Matic EVO like you already have.

Relativity between the US and LDCs is a feeding frenzy for statisticians when one speaks of carbon footprints. The effect of reduction vs consumption in lies the Achilles heel. Maybe as hikers, skiers, and climbers here in the US we should reduce the amount of time we spend doing those...

To each his own. Dachstein in their day were widely used and still probably are useful in certain applications but for hiking and climbing that ship sailed long ago for me. Even when they were in and popular the dam stuff was stiff, itchy and a far cry from being ergonomic. As far as socks Darn...

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Like a lot of us here in The North Country say you really never know what Winter is going to be like until April.

Should be an interesting comparison. Let us know how you make out. I see the Merrell has 200 grams of insulation but cannot find the spec for the Baffin.

A higher end Mountaineering boot like in the La Sportiva line coupled with an insulated Supergaiter does it for me.

Also defining the real stewards of the trail can be difficult. Therefore blazing standards can vary greatly. Not all trails are within National Forests. Conservation land can be particularly precarious. Doing a short hike a few days ago on a local trail within a conservation easement the blazing...

Looks more like a boundary line swath and blazing than a trail.

It got really interesting with Stephenson's Warmlite which started in 1957 and still going. I leave it up to the user to Google their Catalog from 1974.

What a great story. Such a positive era of personal entrepreneurialism! “When we needed something, we made it,” Ms. Lewis said in a text message. “We couldn’t afford much in the way of equipment while we were in college. The gear we had was heavy — cumbersome to haul on backpacking trips.”

I disagree. Comparing Blazing to Bolting is a poor analogy and grasping at straws to make your point. Your are maybe in the same Circus but in a different ring.

That is an excellent point about spacing and junking things up. Also when things hit the fan and one finds themselves in need of help it assists the very worthy Professional and Volunteer Rescuers finding your arse.

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Doing recon and research is part of the fun and not something IMO that should be handed to you on a plate from GOOGLE.

OK. Let's go split some hairs. I guess I'm alright with some things not being readably available on maps and having to do personal connecting of the dots. By the way VFTT had gatherings on Cherry Mountain Road years ago and everyone figured out where to show up. You really should apply for...

Dispersed sites and camping in The Dry River are completely different sources of recreation. Dry River is a Wilderness area which provides a primitive "Back Country" experience. Reservation systems were tried in the Great Gulf years ago and failed miserably. Not to say that some sort of system...

I have never seen an outhouse at a dispersed site either. That's why these sites as I already mentioned provide an "alternative" experience.