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Reply From Jerry Thanks to all my fellow trail trampers for their encouragement and good wishes to help me complete my goal. A special thanks to Basil, Bill, Bob, Dave, John, Steve and Tom who accompanied me on many of my hikes. Special thanks to Tom for not letting me turn around “when we...

Thanks J&J for the nice pic of Jerry!! Here are a few shots from Sat. (I hope)

How true Christine. I have. Good memory. I believe it was exactly one month after meeting Jerry!

Hey Jonathan, Nice trip!! Great day for it. I'm sure you were long gone from the area when we arrived. It only got worse as far as wind goes. Adams was very windy, buy Madison was the tough one for sure. Super Job!

No, this won’t even come close to the record that was just broken, time wise, and I don’t want to take even the slightest away from that journey that Mats, Jason & Ryan just had, but...................... This may be a record that may take a while to top. If someone already has this record beat...

Hey Solitary, Appreciate the response. I just figured that I'm in the minority here about traction devices and figured I'd get bombed for sure given how many use them. I tend to speak up from time to time & later realize I've offended, or stirred up a hornets nest. So...........shields down...

I'll be honest with you.... I haven't seen the use for them yet. I tried Yax Pros when they hit the stores & they were all over the place. Picked up a pair of Stabilicers & put them right back on the shelf. I tried the MS's because I called Kartoola looking for their short toothed crampons...

Hey Guys, Great day up there!! Special THANKS to Paradox for the lift to Beaver Brook, as we too missed the cut-off. It was getting dark & I was expecting it to be well signed (given the HUGE one on rt. 3 telling you to use the BB lot.) Not that I want big signs out there. A big CONGRATS to...

Hey Thanks for the HB wish. Usually not on the VFTT til winter. So here we are!

Maybe, this is the wrong place to post this (Trail Conditions) because there was no trail. This was the first time I've done a trip that was all bushwhack, using no trail. In any case: The conditions down low were mostly dry. Some snow started to blend in as we got in further. From then, on...

Hey Bob, There were some open areas. The largest was between the two summits. There were some thick areas, but never stayed like that for a long time. There are other routes. We were pretty satisfied with the way we went. If you go, they could use another small notebook in both of the...

Yes, It was as good as it sounds. There is nothing better after a great winter than an early Spring Bushwhack. The only problem was, the warmer conditions from last weekend. Pucknuts (Bill) & I look forward to this every year. You get to sharpen your navigation skills & have lots of laughs...

Yup, That s___!! Of all the lots, I felt Ferncroft was one of the safer ones. At least the Tamworth Police are willing to do something. When someone tossed a rock through my friends car at "Break-in City" Appalachia on Rt. 2, the local cop acted like he could care less. Something about who...

Sorry, to confuse anyone. In my first remark, I mentioned "Bridges" ~Those bridges were pretty bad, ice wise, on the way in,~ When you weren't sure what I was talking about, I went overboard a little by calling them both suspension bridges. Thinking, how the ____ are they doing the traverse...

Has anyone found one? When I asked Jerry Sat. if I left my MH black hat in his car on a recent trip, he said no, But mentioned his wind instrument was amongst the missing as well. He was thinking that it was possibly on the traverse Sat. 3/7 somewhere on the Bondcliff trail. Or could have been...

Trails down low were sugar coated early but well chewed up on the way out. MicroSpikes, etc. would have worked up to the solid ice flows starting below the Log Cabin area. CRAMPONS would be the choice for the entire day. Leave the snowshoes at home. Ski pole for some, Ice axe for others above...

The 2 big wooden suspension bridges on the WT. The snow pack in the middle of them was glazed over when we started. Should have put crampons on, but were too lazy. Just went slow with the ski poles.

Wow Carole, Interesting thread. Way to go girl. This thread's been going for almost a month. I usually stay out of these for very simple reasons:eek: But...........for what it's worth..About 5 years ago, I took all my kids up Lafayette in August. On the way up the OBP we ran into 2 hut...

Yes, Yes & Yes. I'm almost certain, I would not be alive had I pushed for Passaconaway after Whiteface at the end of 04 when I got back into it. But it's right there! No, she said! But? No!! Back & Forth it went. She won! I Won! Oh, & the mountain really didn't go anywhere. Thanks again Jim.

Congrats! Nice journey through the years for you!