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Awesome!!! I would love to hear details about how you guys accomplished this: how you trained, how you kept hydrated and fueled, etc. Also, who got the official Team Shake and Bake pain killer endorsement? Great job!

Sorry to hear that My condolences Mats. It must be frustrating for you, but sounds like you had no choice. Best of luck for the success of the team effort.

This is amazing ... ... and inspiring. I can't wait for the next update. Best of luck and God's speed.

Second that.

wow Man, this is one crime that sounds like it is its own punishment. Remember the tidy bowl man in the row boat?

Should be good I agree with the "it depends." But foliage should be about peak that week or the week before. Enjoy your hike.

Blackflies and skeeters Now if we could just get them to feed off of each other!

Does anybody else have this experience: there have been many years of my life where I have hiked a lot (as in over 100 hikes a year). And then there is 2009. I don't know what's happening - work, family, STUFF - but even though the woods are calling, I haven't been able to get out there. Has...

Hope he's okay. Well thank you for posting this. I hope he's okay.

Nice Great TR. The photos were beautiful.

Checking my ego Okay, I'll admit it: I have been occasionally ruffled by unsolicited advice. But I have to do an ego-check. Sometimes it boils down to "how-dare-these-obvious-newbie-hiker-types-fail-to-recognize-what-a-super-hiker-I-am!!!" (Long thought bubble, hey?) I agree with the other...

Permanone for ticks I think I bought my bottle from Sam's Outfitters in Keene.

beautiful photographs.

I just noticed Tim Seaver's "revised" avatar. I don't know how long it's been that way, but it's always sad when a hiker goes over to the "dark side." :p

Great trip report, thanks.

Has anyone ever seen a rabid animal attack? I've seen nocturnal animals staggering around in the daytime and assumed - maybe incorrectly - that they were rabid. They were kinda sluggish, but I've read that the fury of a rabid animal's attack is hard to imagine if you haven't seen it.

This is from the article: Rescuers had to rappel 800 feet to recover the shattered remains of Japanese hiker Hirofumi Nohara, 37, who cartwheeled 1,200 feet down Half Dome's sheer face into the granite ravine below after trying to squeeze past hikers ahead of him on the cables. Natural...

Oh wow, I forgot about these two. They're great. Thanks Poison Ivy!

uh... we seem to be getting pretty far afield from VFTT territory here...

I was inspired by Roadtripper's thread on essential adventure/exploration movies. I'm more into books but I didn't want to hijack that thread so I was wondering if people could recommend their favorite reads along this line. One of my favorites was just turned into a movie: Lansing, Alfred...