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If you're talking about skinning up and skiing down the area, here is Attitash's uphill ski policy.

That bushwhack is easy, at least from North Moat to the Attitash Trail, but I don't remember if it is open enough for enjoyable skiing. @skiguy is talking about bushwhacking from the Attistash Trail to the ski area. @skiguy, did you go from the summit ridge, or lower down? IIRC, the section of...

I drove about 4.5 hours to see my dying father-in-law after being sledded down the mountain with a blown right knee. It would have been extremely difficult, at best, to hike down a trail, but hobbling on a flat surface was manageable. (I skied Airplane Gully two days before my ACL reconstruction...

It's been some time since I've read one of Hillary's accounts and I had forgotten that the two attempts were made with different supplemental oxygen systems. None-the-less the article that you cite contridicts the claim that the first pair primary goal was one of recon and affirms my...

Fortunately there is at least one peak in Franconia Notch with stunning views that I can all but guarantee you will have to yourself regardless of the day or the season. It's not the best place for heels, though.

You're right it's not an even comparison, but both are among the very greatest of mountaineering achievements. Facing a daunting challenge alone is not to be underestimated. (As someone who does a fair amount of solo bushwhacking and some solo backcountry skiing and winter hiking, I'm familiar...

Gabardine, the worsted wool twill fabric, has two "a"s. "Gaberdine" is one version of a name for a 15th and 16th century garment. What I didn't know was that in the original gabardine created by Thomas Burberry, the wool thread was coated in lanolin prior to weaving, which gave the fabric it's...

Remember, these people didn't wash their own socks, so it would have been normal to have their clothing labeled with their names, not monogrammed. This would be especially true for Irvine who was just out of Oxford. Also, unless there is something amiss that we are unaware of, the risk to people...

As far as I can tell, you now have to source them directly from Europe. Fortunately that's a bit easier with the advent of the inter webs. Now is the time to stock up, given the favorable exchange rate.

Break your connection and have a more wild experience; get a PLB! Devices like the Spot and InReach are a crutch tethering us to the outside world that we are trying, in part, to escape when we go into the woods. They rob us of the experience of being fully disconnected and in the moment. They...

I have a hunch that you are referring to the logo that was two-previous to the stick figure. The logo that they ditched for the stick figure used a decidely-not-timeless font. (See my previous posts, #s 33 & 40.) P.s. According to one faded interpretation of this logo: found in a NH summit...

Dude, give it a rest. You’re missing something. (A white guy calling a white guy a "white guy" isn't in any way remotely related to racism.) Back on-topic: You can track the evolution of the AMC's logos via Appalachia. I've been able to find these viewable online: Volumes 1-27 (1876-1929)...

That's going a bit too far. It would be more accurate to say that the AMC has been and is one of the leading conservation organizations in the northeast and has introduced thousands to the outdoors and educated them. But, that doesn't mean that all that they have done has been good. Whether it...

While I liked the logos that preceded the stick figure, they were far from the original. In fact, I'm guessing that what you, @sierra, are referring to as the original is this: This logo, however, was the above's successor and the immediate predecessor to the stick figure: As for the true...

It may be because the AMC's 150th anniversary is coming up in 2026, although I would be surprised if they don't have a special logo for the anniversary. Or, maybe like New Coke, the stick figure wasn't well received.

Just like with clothing, some fonts, such as Times, are timeless. Others are fashionable, and so they can seem dated once the fashion passes. I can see why you say that the 46er font looks like faux-Chinese. From a style perspective, I think in part, because it is distinctive and unusual, that...

I agree to a degree; the font is dated. The Adirondack Forty-Sixers wins the award for best and most enduring logo. We're still using our original. The stylized "46R" belonged to our predecessor, the Forty-Sixers of Troy. From the Adk. 46er bylaws: "The current colors are yellow pantone...

From the article linked above: The mountain became known as Clingmans Dome following an 1859 survey by geographer Arnold Guyot [Ed. emphasis added], named for Thomas Lanier Clingman who was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and Senator from North Carolina, and Confederate Brigadier General.

In the case of the lotions, the concentration does not reduce the time of efficacy. They are designed to last somewhere between 11-14 hours (I don't have a bottle currently with me.) There's a good primer on bug dop here: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/insect-repellents.html The fact...

That is very strange. Have you tried the iPhone/Android app or another browser?