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I thought of that. "Any port in a storm," I guess. :eek:

What in the Sam Hill was the point of getting the free end wet????

You just had to do it, didn't you? The world doesn't have enough trouble already, you had to go poke the bear in his den. :rolleyes: From five years ago at this time: The latest sunrise date and time (in the NE) is

Came across this cautionary tale, which you and I will both feel in our bones. :) The Walker of the Snow Charles Dawson Shanly (1811–75) SPEED on, speed on, good master! The camp lies far away; We must cross the haunted valley Before the close of day. How the snow-blight came...

This is EXACTLY the reason to do Pierce for this sort of thing. If the weather's nice, you have excellent views on top. If the weather's hazardous, you're protected right until the end, where newbies can stick their noses out and learn an extremely important lesson without said noses (or...

Pierce is frequently mentioned for this, as you will see here and elsewhere. One of its major boosters for this sort of thing happens to be me. :)

I was once part of a large effort to find an overdue couple at Crater Lake. They headed out on what was supposed to be a three-day ski tour around the rim of the lake. (Yes, it turned out something like "Gilligan's Island" …) For several days the weather was bad and no helicopters could be...

Fish and Game hasn't posted a report yet. I will not be surprised to learn that adequate illumination was lacking ...

I've bought a few military surplus items from them and have been satisfied. Keep your eyes wide open on the details, though.

Several comments indicate these are (undisclosed) short leg length sizes. Caveat emptor ...

It gets cold. "Hikers" Rescued From Mount Chocorua

Talk about grabbing some freshies. :) Things were almost a little too arboreal there on a couple of occasions. But as Warren Miller so aptly stated, "If you're not scared just a little bit, you're doing it wrong."

Yeah, what he said. 'Cept the part about Issaquah. No way does this meet the criterion for "reasonable to low cost of living", given the housing prices in that town: Issaquah market trends There are, however, other places in western Washington that meet all of the criteria, in spades. No place...

If your Garmin receiver is a mapping version, you can fairly easily create waypoints by copying and pasting from the online Chauvin data and using Garmin's free BaseCamp app. I use it frequently that way to add waypoints.

If you haven't seen it yet, you will want to pay very close attention to the information available from Chauvin Guides: Presidential Traverse

Friends don't let friends take sketchy, ice-prone bits of plastic into the backcountry. Buy the 75 mm Rottefella Super Telemark. Your family will appreciate it every time you come back from an outing. If you absolutely feel the need for some flair, get the French copy with the frou-frou name. I...

I was thinking of replacing my fourteen year-old Denali Ascents. This thread confirmed my worst suspicions from the cursory shopping I'd done. Just scored a pair of very slightly used replacements, with 4" tails (I already have the 8") and free shipping, for $119.99 on a certain auction site...

I am reminded of the classic definition of life insurance: You're betting that you will die before the insurance company thinks you will. And you're hoping that you're wrong. ;)

Helle knife kit This one will keep you busy for a while, and at the end you'll have something very useful in the woods, as well as something to casually show off in front of your companions. :cool: I don't have a connection with any of these vendors, but Ragweed Forge has a very good rep among...

Doug Seus is a far cry from "previous 'bear whisperers.'" It might be enlightening if you actually knew something of his career.