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What if one doesn't even have a pack to drop? A week ago, I hiked 2/3'ds of the way up Tecumseh (in the dark) with just my tele skis and some Gatorade to get a "first run" at Waterville Valley before hiking the Tripyramids with some friends. Was that reckless??? Maybe for some, but certainly not...

Conditions: Snow varied from about 6 inches down low, to about 12 inches up high. E. Pond Trail was well packed for the .8 miles we were on it. The whack to the slide was thru about 8-12 inches of powder in mostly open woods. The slide down low was running water with snow and ice up to about...

Sad but true... The wreckage from the 1963 crash site which killed 7 servicemen in 1963 is being pilfered for scrap metal. B-52 Not only are thieves breaking into vehicles at trailheads, they are also robbing grave sites :eek:

2-1-07 Trail Conditions: Down low it was a dusting of snow over an inch or 2 of consolidated snow. Up high on the ridge, it was a dusting of snow covering lots of ice. South Slide was mostly bare rock with some snow and no ice. Water crossings were a little tricky due to ice, but nothing out of...

Remember, my recommendation on doing a one day 14 peak pemi loop is totally dependent on how much snow/ice we have, and chances are that we are going to have too much of one or the other. I'd say you have a 5-10% chance on getting conditions good enough to pull this off. You should definitely...

Unlike the WKRP in Cincinnatti "turkeys can't fly" myth, I have seen wild turkeys fly 30' in the air (albeit, quite ungracefully). Though I am not sure about the flying capability of the domestic turkeys raised for produce, I'm fairly certain their feet never leave the ground... :eek:

For 10 days, your going to need a lot of other (as George Carlin calls) "stuff", so I wouldn't bother with any extra boots, hence weight/stuff. It is also a relatively short trip mileage wise, so I personally wouldn't bother with the extra weight/volume of an additional pair of boots (down...

I second the "Women with Axes" calendar! BTW, my wife doesn't even know I hike. She thinks I go bowling for 14 hours every Saturday... :D

This was an infortunate incident. It does suck to finish a fun hike with good people only to find your vehicle vandalized. :mad: The fact that her window was smashed, but nothing was stolen (with about $500 of stuff there for the taking), leads me to believe that the likely scenario was the...

Mattl, Your 4-8 inches forecast is similar to what NOAA is forecasting, but your "I think 6-15 inches" is based on ????

Another site for mid-range conditions is Grey Knob They only update it every Thursday, but it will give you an accurate conditions report for around the 4000' level, especially if you plan on hiking Friday and if the weekend weather is looking good...

Communication on expeditions of that magnitude are key. Having a cell phone option is a good thing IMO. They are WAY cheaper than a Sat phone and your going to see and hear people communicating with base camp and family via CB radios, 2 way radios, lap tops, and Sat phones regardless... And as...

Yo Stevo, Thanks for "almost" leaving a couple of Buds. Since I came into this hike with a sore left knee, and came out of it with a bruised right one (hiking can be dangerous :D ), I probably would have drank one (though I am not a fan of Bud). What I really needed was 9 Coronas

On Oct. 30th, 1999, I was hiking up Mt Madison with a friend when we passed 2 older men on their way up to the summit. A few minutes later, one (Doug Thompson) collapsed of an apparent heart attack about 100 yards from the summit, and after about 30 frantic minutes of CPR he was sadly pronounced...

Sir Palmer, Fantastic job!!!!!!! You never know what to expect when on a hike, can be breaking your ankle, or coming across someone with a broken ankle. Looks like you both did well as could be. At least he kept moving the best he could, and AWESOME WORK with helping him out! I also don't...

I met a woman FS ranger about a month ago while hiking Chocorua, and after lengthy discussions about everything from illegal trail maintenance, to urinating at trail heads, to VFTT (yes they follow this site), we hit upon the Carrigain well. She told me that they have never even tested the...

Viagra can be quite benificial at high altitude. Not only does it open blood vessels to allow more oxygen to flow to the brain (to prevent HACE), it also can help a guy from falling into a crevasse... :D

Right now, it's getting my 9 year old son to go to bed (he's a Sox fan) :eek: But I am hoping Santa brings me one of these :)

I have a 2001 4Runner which is awesome for sleeping in (about the size of a double bed with the back seats down). I have slept at many trail heads before/after a hike (and gatherings), in total comfort (except for the last winter gathering at UFC's when I forgot my sleeping bag and froze my A$$...

Julie, meilleure de la chance sur votre rétablissement ! J'espère que vos pieds récupèrent, ainsi et vous pouvez obtenir de nouveau à votre passion qui est les montagnes. Robert' You know I don't speak French, but lets just hope the internet translator was well programmed... :D Here's to a...