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Images of our ICE Box Igloo from Grand Shelters Here are a few images of our shortcut (tarp packed with insulating snow for a partial roof) igloo building. Weather: 5 above wind 15-20 mph Inside 34-39 degrees Note the small vent hole in the roof and tarp One candle lights the whole white...

No more cold noses! The Eskimo knows noses! We use the Ice Box from Grand Shelters. A perfect Igloo in 3 hours or less ......with our shortcut. Burning a candle inside raises the temp a few degrees. Cooking inside raises the temp significantly. If you question the insulative properties of 6...

I also, like Frodo, use duct tape and closed cell foam on the top of the axe. Ive been using vapor barrier gloves for greater warmth as my fingers have suffered some capillary damage over the cold years , but VBL's are another topic. They The VBLs work and retain warmth but they are tricky...

Agreed and thank you!! Ed's site is complete and his designs and mateials result in a very expedition worthy sled. If I were headed to Denali or the 100 mile backcountry and needed to haul 50-80 lbs I'd pay for his quality. The design we came up with is exceptionally light and very...

Sorry Its the Mountain Ear not Mountain Musing. arggh. Yes I do miss the mountains and the solitude. I used to work nights for years (Singer/player/songwirter ) so I hiked almost every day and skied every day . Heck in 1968-69, the winter of the big snow up north I skied 128 days. Then I...

Hey my good mon R&R, I also need Whiteface one of your possible alternatives. But with my battered knees I cant do the down ledges anymore which means a slog over the never ending Rollins Trail. As it stands now Wolf and I are going back to get S. TTwwiinn on Sunday, but like you,..... we...

Hello Alpine Zoners, Wolf and I are most likely doing South TTwwiinn this coming Sunday. We both need it for the NE winter list. Is there any other group headed IN (and it is IN) that day or Saturday?

Such fun Its always a good hike when the 3rd crossing is frozen hard. That crossing scares the begeezus out of a lot of us when its dicey. I have visions of going under the ice and never coming back out .......... then I wake up. Off to S Twin (again) this Sunday

Well said. I wish more thought like you Tom. "Snowshoes for the integrity of the trail"!!!!!!

I just read that the CLinton road is packed with snow machine travel . My guess is the Jefferson Notch road is also as the machines are all over up there . Ill be rooting for you Rejean

Great report -winter is always just a step ahead of us.

Congratultions on quite an accomplishent.

Fingers and Vapor Barrier Gloves You may want to consider wearing VBL gloves from Stephenson's in NH.. (yeaa!) http://warmlight.net/vb_shirt.htm I have first fingr and thumb issues like you fom repetative mountaineering exposure and started using them 3 years ago. They keep the gloves dry...

Thanks for the great link.

HikingMainiacs and Roger21K's Its a testesmoney to the failyure of the educashunal sistum that I could have grone up in Franconya looked up toward the Franconya Range and never wonse knew what I was lookin at. Thank ewe (Love them ewes!) I due no that Mt Adams was named for Presidant...

I read your report with a great sense on being there. Nice job by the 5 of you. I gotta think that there were some "Damn what have we gotten into?" moments. particularly in the cold . Those LED headlamps are great and will work all night in cold. OR any good lamp will burn a long time with...

Ok, so it's a hotel for newbees and outdoor seekng families and has indoor plumbing. It is big and a tad too commercial for my tastes. BUT If it adds more environmentally sympathetic folks to our population (and you can bet it does..in droves) and they can eventaully vote, its ok by this...

No fog options From my days as a ski racer: My biggest nightmare was being in the starting gate,hearing "racer ready" breathing out deeply ,hearing 3-2- 1 .....GO! and being completely blind coming down the starting gate ramp. Warm air to cold air no fog Cold air to warm air will fog Look...

The name comes from a Laplander word, pulkke, meaning travelling sled..... they used to be made of wood and reindeer hide. So far the most cost effective and lightweight plastic sleds come from Paris Co. in Maine. The are quick to build (1 hour or less) and last years. Images and building info...

Not freezing in an Igloo This forum is truly informational and inspirational. A great resource from personnal experiences. Companies pay big bucks for this kind of real life first hand on the "semi danger edge" reports. Aviarome, your post was very interesting on physiological level...