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summit antics depend on the trip, weather and whom i'm with :) if its a crowded summit i'd usually just check out the summit and then find a quiet spot off the summit to rest/eat/whip out the mtn. chair/admire views/look at map/take off boots and socks/relax if its a 4K i always get a photo of...

i haven't had the luck or time to do any serious through hiking, but some of my friends have. we have talked about how they were able to smell people with deodorant/perfume from a long ways away. I would bet the longer out on the trail or in the backcountrym the more aware and perceptive one...

i should have been more specific in my question, my bad! :rolleyes: Is burning denatured alcohol in an alcohol stove inside a cabin a bad idea? before anyone mentions cooking inside... :rolleyes: .....i am just wondering if it would be possible to cook at the rmc cabins with it, where people...

are the fumes from an alcohol stove any worse than white gas or cannisters? can they be used indoors at cabins alongside the other stoves? same question about esbit?

naw dude, i didn't mean it like that! :o No doubt y'all were all good:D I was worried cuz i just remember that whack at night and almost hiking into this doozy of a pond. And i don't remember ever seeing a VFTT thread about fording a stream flowing like this!! :eek: that flume still sounds...

nice! glad y'all made it back safe....even more glad another plan of assault is already in the works. good on ya mates! was the flume really cool?

well......the video was too fuzzy to make out what she was wearing at home on my mac :confused: and i can't get it to play here at work...only that commercial :confused: :confused: i'll take everyone's word she wasn't geared up, just someone who made some bad decisions...really bad...

hey now! ragged mtn is more than decent!!! :D :D there are actually some great climbs on those cliffs, even some multi-pitch routes. and also, everyone knows its illegal to climb there. if she had gear and was climbing....she most definitely knew better and has only made it harder for...

Noooo!!!! don't do it! hot showers in cold weather are too nice to give up :D i'd suggest more smaller dayhikes near your house in the colder weather. cook up some tea or noodles during your hike and start getting your hands used to fuctioning in the cold. your threshold will certainly change...

uhhhhh, mmmmmm.... eruggles, i think you are the ONLY one suggesting licenses and guides. i haven't seen a single post suggesting this....except yours!! and yes, i agree; your suggestion of needing licences and guides is preposterous!! and i believe the NPS marks their trails at the trailhead...

well maybe i don't know much about sewing, but this tool looks sweeeet!:) And weighs less than any above axe AND could be used to make a fire too. the david reed smith tool

all the advice above is good. i just wanted to add that a mountaineering axe is also very useful for climbing a really, really steep snowy trail, better than treking poles; lion's head winter route would be a great example of this. The tool may be used to plunge into the deep snow as you...

i've been surfin' around a bit looking at alcohol stoves and like this one the best so far. Does anyone own it? Can you post or PM me your experience and opinion of it. Brasslite Turbo II F Stove It can be used in the cold. A very effective wind screen may be easily made. It can simmer as...

thank you for the trip report. glad you made it. When you hit the Garfield Ridge trail with only a half hour i didn't think you would make it....suspenseful reading! Those last few steep parts always give people trouble in snow or ice. you definetly worked and earned that summit! BTW, what in...

what everyone else said and another 2cents of advice, i have no idea what you already own for clothing, but definetly just take local trips to Avon mtn and try out different clothing and layering and really tune into what works well for you in different conditions before just buying items on a...

QUOTE=RoySwkr]If you don't blaze obvious trails, how will you recognize when the trail leaves the obvious route?. well, usually the obvious route IS the trail:) i think most trails i have been on are pretty obvious. Lincoln Brook Trail, my first winter backpack, wasn't well marked and we lost...

plethoras and dearths! seems like a dearth of bare rock up there these days:)

wow! well it turns out she may have been spelling her hebrew name wrong (she's jewish). soooo......maybe she's not a curse after all!?!?!? thank you for the compliment, i passed it on and she felt a bit better as she was upset about finding out this info about her hebrew name. :)

wheww. you had me scared too that you were taking away the site completely. thanks for all the work you have out into the site, it truly is a great source of info. lookin' forward to the new site!

quote: Originally Posted by Tim Seaver Maybe while they are at it, they can remove all the cairns above treeline in the Prezzies, Moosilauke, and elsewhere. I mean, if you can't negotiate your way above treeline in a 60 mph whiteout without such excessive handholding, do you really belong in...