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...and to finish the comparison, Microspikes would be stabbing the handle end of the fork. Mountain snowshoes win almost every time.

A good mountain snowshoe is a safer option than crampons (unless of course it's crampon-mandatory blue ice), since they can provide similar (if not better) traction (longer span of points) while reducing the risk of spiral leg fractures. And of course the fact that crampons (and Microspikes)...

I strongly disagree with this statement. When full frozen snow/ice pack take hold, mountain snowshoes provide superior traction to Microspikes in almost every scenario. Take a look at a Microspike and then take a look at a Tubbs Flex Alp. It's not even close.

I think the answer is that there are certain conditions in which trails should be avoided (i.e. shoulder seasons). I've found Microspikes to work nicely on soft ice and hard pack, as well as low angle ice. They are not a substitute for snowshoes or crampons.

Microspikes are a contributing factor to the rapid destruction of our White Mountain trail system over the past dozen or so years. They provide a false sense of security, resulting in some users proceeding in conditions for which they are inadequate. Said users then resort to trampling off to...

Yep, Dr. Joseph Warren scarified his life in combat because the British government was making his tea too expensive. :ROFLMAO:

There is a difference between discussing/learning from history and destroying it. Fortunately cooler heads prevailed in this instance and are preserving the country's history. Mt. Washington it is.

Hopefully folks will still be "Good Samaritans" and do their fall waterbar work regardless of what's going on in Washington.

With regard to names... I think the label "Italian Trail" unique to online maps, based on the color of the blazes painted about a dozen or so years ago (green and red). I don't recall seeing that name in any old printed maps. I personally use the older "Tate Mountain Trail" name. A very old...

I created the list (in consultation with Amicus, that terrible Trail Bandit, and a few others) about 15 years ago. I didn't want to deal with applications and patches, so it remains informal. There are a few unofficial patches floating around.

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Damage from spikes and poles is real. Many of the standard 4K routes are already trashed, but some secondary trails have stretches that still have that valuable layer of fibrous duff/soil that holds the underlying base in place during runoff events (as well as droughts). Trail creep...

Ironic that some of the folks who want "Washington" removed due to slavery are posting via their iPhone that may have been made with slave labor.

I think folks should be very careful about labeling people as murderers, especially if they were never accused of it and are unable to confront their accusers. Regardless, Mt. Washington should remain Mt. Washington. The US government should being honoring its founding fathers, not desecrating...

Cannon's management, which never supported the trail in the first place, never officially reopened it after it was "temporarily" closed for construction. If you're a friend of management, you can hike anywhere you wish on the ski area. If you are not, you may be shouted at for hiking on public...

That article is ludicrous. There's more slavery in the world in our time than back then, but let's ignore that (after all, some of the slaves are producing green energy equipment!) and instead convict an American hero for the sins of his time.

Thank you for the background, peakbagger. That InDepthNH article is very misleading, particularly with the photo that has nothing to do with the project, implying that they logging would take place in the Great Gulf.

January - April were warmer than average, but May - June thus far have been colder than average.

This is why we lost the Jesus Valley Road access!

The Kennedy family is apparently behind this one, so it should be interesting to see how it goes.