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It was great to see you Chris - glad you got to both peaks and are feeling more fit. Sorry to hear about your accident - that lump looked pretty nasty.

Interesting....I just yesterday received my Hillsound Trail Pro crampons in the mail after ordering from backcountryedge.com, and they included a heavy-duty carrying bag in the box, which surprised me. Last year I had bought a pair from Kittery Trading Post and didn't get a bag (I broke them...

Wow, almost $1,000 for a book of illustrations. :eek:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.369143006507691.89881.182814535140540&type=1 Apparently they made it to Washington, then the rest of the trip didn't quite go as planned. I still don't understand the comment on the gear list that says that sleeping bags can't be carried in the...

Nice report, congrats on making it. Did this hike a couple of winter seasons ago, in January, and the unbroken snow over the ladders was so slippery and tough to negotiate, we ended up crawling on hands and knees over the first few steps. Also, it was very windy on the summit - I was just glad...

Marty, I live in Newmarket, NH and I still used the route Tim mentioned, even though if you look at the map, it seems like it would make more sense for me to use route 16 and 302. I went this way on a recent trip up Caps Ridge and it took me about 2 hours. Since I moved to Newmarket, I've...

Thanks to everyone for attending meetings, following up, and posting this. I haven't done Wildcat D in winter, and intend to do it at some point, and this is valuable info.

This is a question I used to ask too, I think bikehikeskifish answered it best by saying that you can always adopt a stricter set of rules for yourself. I've toyed around with the idea of doing the Trailwrights list, just so I can say I individually climbed each peak. It certainly is more of a...

Keep in mind that the ledge area on Morgan is not the summit. I haven't been there recently enough to describe it, but if you look around a bit you can find the trail that continue to the top after going past the ladder area. It's easy to get distracted by the nearby ledges with the great...

Has anyone been up to Arethusa Falls recently? I'd expect it to be flowing pretty strong at this time of the year, although with the strange winter we had, I'm looking for any info before I make the drive up there.

If you want to get away from technology altogether, throw away all that synthetic clothing, those fancy snowshoes, and $80 hiking poles. Put on some cotton clothing and go have fun, like they did in the "old days". :)

Another thing to consider is that sometimes when the weather is questionable, your routes up Katahdin are limited...they could close the Knife Edge for example while leaving other trails open. So consider other routes from Chimney Pond, if it comes to that. A couple of summers ago I did a nice...

Wow, great photos! I think Pam has become a seriously hardcore hiker. In less than a month she's hiked Owl's Head, Adams, Isolation, Carrigain, and three of the Presis....am I missing anything Pam? :)

Date of Hike: 2/21/12 Trail Conditions: Very icy on first two miles of Mt. Kinsman trail, more snow after that but still some significant ice bulges to get over. Once on the Kinsman Ridge trail, hardly any ice, and snow packed down until close to South Kinsman where there was some minor...

Just ordered a pair of these at Kitterytradingpost.com. They're having a President's Day Sale until 2/24/12 (enter promotion code PREZ12 at checkout) with free shipping or the option to pick them up at the store. Total price after discount and with Maine state sales tax = $50.39.

Yes, I don't think you'd have any problems, it was very well packed-out except after taking a right at the fork near the summit.

Date of Hike: 2/8/12 Trail Conditions: Hard-packed snow, a little looser after taking a right to go around the summit loop Special Equipment Required: Microspikes used all the way, but could be bare-booted Comments: After taking a right at the fork near the summit, I considered putting on my...

Thanks for the tip, Dennis...will do! The last (and only) time I did this hike was with you and Nilsa, in April 2008. ;)

Hiking Waumbek with Whichway tomorrow, start time of 9:30. If interested, send me a PM.

Looking to get back in shape after a year off from hiking 4Ks, so I'm taking a day off on Tuesday and will be hiking either Tecumseh, Hale, or Waumbek. I was never a fast hiker, but a year's worth of almost no hiking at all has slowed me down even more. However, I hiked Passaconaway on 1/28...