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denali on denali O.K. Your trip sounds pretty interesting. I think you should give a few more details. :) I just spent three weeks on Denali with a Gregory Denali and I was very happy with the pack. I bought it new for the trip although I did get a chance to take it out for several winter...

night It was awesome being in the land of the midnight sun. Sunset was something like 11:30 PM with sunrise around 3:00AM and it never really got dark. First backpack where I didn't bring or need a headlamp. I never had a hard time falling asleep though, even after taking a nap on those hot...

We had hoped to camp at Turtle Hill which is maybe an hours hike from the river, then cross early in the morning. It was tough going through the tundra though: the "trail" from McGonagall pass was hard to follow in places, there were many wet (water to the calf) and brushy sections, the...

the guides The lower mountain wasn't too difficult. Above 14200', it's a lot harder to carry a heavy load both due to the altitude and the terrain. Summit day wasn't too bad. There was a lot of suffering on the descent, more than I was expecting. About image 578, it's pretty sweet to see...

the group We started off with 3 guides and nine clients. The lead guide is 37 years old from Tacoma, WA. The two assistant guides are in there twenties from Crested Butte, CO and Ophir, CO. Four clients from the US: Massachusetts, Tennessee, Idaho and Washington state. Two clients from...

higher That is a very good question! If I do a guided trip again, I've been thinking about Mt. Foraker. It's not as high but I've heard it can be harder to summit due to its exposure to the weather. Something like Cho Oyu would also be awesome. I'd love to try a high peak in the Himalaya...

I had the good luck to summit Denali June 19 with a guided group of 6 clients and 2 guides. The weather really cooperated for us: we only had three days with really bad weather and only one of those days did we spend the entire time in the tents. Summit day had light winds with unlimited...

Conditions Hi AHIKER, I can't hike Tuesday, that job thing is still getting in the way :( I am looking for a long mem day weekend hike without too much post holing and the Grafton Notch area is definitely in my sites. If you get over there, can you post a TR/conditions report?

I'm heading off for an attempt on Denali in two weeks :eek: Up the West Buttress, down the Karstens Ridge/Muldrow glacier and walk out to Wonder Lake. I'm going guided with Mountain Trip, 6 clients, 3 guides, June 3 to 30. I think I've got all my gear. I've been training since November...

There is an excellent description and pictorial of a mountain rescue on Humboldt Peak in Colorado last weekend: http://www.hikingintherockies.com/TM/talusmonkey.htm A discussion of the victim and accident at: http://14ers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=5844 The NH Trail Description of "Colorado"...

Almost a month after Attiash Ski Area closed, conditions are still great! Avenger, Illusion and Kachina at Bear Peak are all in great shape with top to bottom riding and very few bare spots. Contrary to the weather forecast, today was an excellent day to be out with lots of sun, no wind...

mt. saint john vs buck I climbed Mt. Saint John via the previous route description (South Couloir from Lake of the Crags) several years ago in early August. It was apparently a huge snow year (1993) and although we all carried ice axes and there was steep snow around us, we were able to summit...

slop, photos and boarders on the trails I think the best riding in the slop would be the upper Carriage Road, above the Snapper Trail to the Glencliff Junction. I skied the complete Carriage Road several years ago and it gets pretty flat at the bottom. The Gorge Brook and Snapper trails are...

Summary: Very good conditions! I snowboarded the Gorge Brook Trail from shortly below the summit of Moosilauke, then climbed back up the Snapper Trail and the Carriage Road to the Glencliff Trail junction and snowboarded back down to Ravine Lodge. Lots of powder of the Gorge Brook Trail, same...