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i am obsessed with my microspikes. that said, i own a pair of yaktrax "sport" or "pro" model or something like that, which i wear running in boston on snowy days. they're actually really good for that. it's basically a regular yaktrax but with a strap. not exactly something to conquer everest...

thats really cool - i thru hiked and the end of it was almost somehow anti-climactic. it's an awesome feeling to look south and know how far you've walked to get where you are, but I wouldn't have minded having a korean film crew document the moment - perhaps adding some suitably dramatic...

anyone got any snow reports?

On my AT thru-hike I developed a utilitarian approach to broadleaf deciduous trees that has served me well to this day. For winter outings, innumerable people speak about the joys of using snow. However, I find that a better approach is to only camp when it's really cold. This makes pooping...

OK - last post and i'll stop pestering all the informed folks on this board, but some PLBs go for about $250 (e.g., the McMurdo) but others cost more than $500. Any idea why the price differential? OK, now I'll just shut up and go look at some at a store.

ah, thanks - I figured this had been covered before. I read internet reviews until my eyes glazed over last nite. The Spot gets pretty mixed reviews. The 406 Mhz PLBs get much better reviews, though they cost more. Maybe there's a used one around? Anyway, a device like this seems like it's...

i guess my question was whether or not it's worth the price difference to get a true plb vs. a "SPOT" product. SPOTs seem to get mixed reviews. http://www.ems.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3870414

Hi Can anyone comment on what sort of personal locator beacon to get? The SPOTs are much cheaper than the ARCs. Is it worth the difference in price? I'm handy with a map and compass, and I don't care about letting my friends track my progress from their offices while I'm on a hike, so I...

great link. I had hoped to meet Earl on my AT thruhike in 2002 - I met lots of hikers who had met him over the years. Apparently he would pop up at hiker haunts along the trail, and could sometimes be found walking along on the trail. I was in a town in probably Virginia and picked up a...

thanks - the straw that broke the camel's back for me with the whisperlight was this past winter. my stove is pretty old, so I replaced the pump with a shiny new one. And on maybe the second time I used it (on a really cold subzero day) the stupid (almost new) pump failed. I suspect there's a...

thanks - i know those are popular for the winter, but do they come with the same maintenance headaches that accompany the whisperlight? They're such similar designs...

Now that the Fourth of July is behind us, there's one obvious topic of conversation: winter backpacking. Hear me out though, 'cuz I have to tell people what I want for my birthday! What's the best kind of stove to take backpacking in the winter? I've always used a whisperlight, but I don't...

finally! More than a year after I initially posted this, I fnially want to do the trip (likely in the next two weeks). Can I ask a few more questions? 1) to drive to the trailhead, it's 26North, then left at the SR Brewing Company, and then it's a right off the Sunday River access road...

sure is. it's a small parking lot though, and it might be filled, even in winter.

in one of my favorite winter trips ever, about 5 years ago, i hiked up to Old Speck on a bitterly cold day with the intention of staying in a snowshelter. Up top it was about -15 all day on my keychain thermometer. My feet got a little cold at times, but otherwise I was OK (basically dressed...

i will absolutely be outside tomorrow. i find super-cold temps exhilerating and sublime. that said, i'll be below treeline.

here are some more from my same sunrise set. i like these

Oh - and don't worry about your knees. They'll take care of themselves. I believe the knee danger in tele skiing is exaggerated. Because your ski is only fixed to your foot at the toe, it can actually get into any number of positions on even the most spectacular fall, without shredding your...

I think it looks like you're doing it correctly. I'm trying to visualize tele skiing based on your lists as I sit bleary eyed at a computer, but I believe you will find that as you get better and start skiing more aggressively, your turns will look a bit more like your second list. But even...

self portrait this is one of my favorites. shot on a cold morning, at sunrise, near Evans Notch, using the auto timer on my camera. I think I look like a spaceman, but I was dressed WARM cuz it was COLD!