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Trail to the hut is fine, and is easily barebooted. We put on microspikes at the hut. Fishing Jimmy had a couple of inches of snow over ice. The descents of the PUDs had a couple of steep, icy spots that were challenging. The climb up to Kinsman Ridge was icy in the steep areas, and...

Date of Hike: 11/30/13 Trail Conditions: Road is, not surprisingly, pretty clear. Lots of ice on the White Arrow Trail. Special Equipment Required: Microspikes and poles. Comments: We managed to maneuver around the ice on the 1st part of the White Arrow Trail, but dug the microspikes out...

First peak 25 years ago was Jackson. After a bad backpacking experience in 86, we hiked into Mizpah, and then headed over to Jackson and out the Webster Cliff Trail. As I think about it, I did Washington as a kid, and a previous backpack to Zealand, Guyot, and the Bonds before I started...

After the failure of the Owl's Head Quintet to summit on 2/1 after the January thaw and rain, we decided to put the band back together, with some new additions, and make another run at Owl's Head so that I could finish my all season 48 list. We watched with concern as the weather warmed up last...