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The ability to turn around There is being well trained. There is being well equipped. But there is also the willingness to turn around. I was on a hike up Monadnock today with some students. Some were wearing jeans, worn sneakers, etc. Still they probably would have been fine. At 2500' we...

New Hampshire Public Radio's "The Front Porch" just interviewed Sue Johnston. Here is their description of the program: Sue Johnston is an avid hiker and ultra marathoner who lives in Waterford, VT. She and her hiking partner, Robert Williams, made news this winter when they hiked all of New...

Thanks Thanks for all the advice. I appreciate it. - MonadnockVol

Internal frame vs. external frame I was looking at it. The market (as measured in the relative numbers of internal- versus external-frame models offerred) certainly seems to have swung towards internal frame packs in recent years. I know that internals with their narrower shape and center of...

My REI dividend and 20% discount are burning a hole in my pocket. I'm in the market for a BIG backpack for long distance trips. I'm looking at the Gregory Denali Pro. It certainly is big, it's won lots of awards, but it also has a BIG price. Has anyone used it? Loved it? Hated it? Any...

Has anyone been up Osceola or E. Osceola in the last week? Can you tell me what the trail conditions are? (The most recent mention of either on the "Trail Conditions" page is 2/28). Thanks, MonadnockVol

Guided trips One of the issues raised by the 1996 disaster is the false sense of security that having a guide provides. I hike a lot and have done so for years, but I don't have the high altitude rock and ice experience that would qualify me as a true mountaineer. The closest I get to that...

Telling on myself I am another hiker who attained his current dazzlingly high level of proficiency in the mountains by first making every mistake in the book. Fortunately I have survived (so far). Here are three examples that come to mind: 1963 (8 years old): Mark and I take our first ever...

Regarding 3500 Club ajtiv, The info John gave is current. The link to the club on VFTT should be updated. - MonadnockVol (Catskill 3500 Club #959)

Maybe John Graham will read this John Graham, (who leads lots of hikes for the 3500 Club) would know the definitive status of Bearpen & Vly. He's a member of this BB, maybe he'll see this thread and enlighten us.

Go with the 3500 Club "Both of these peaks are privately owned and permission to hike them must be obtained." - Hiking the Catskills by Lee McAllister & Myron S. Ochman (c) 1989. A few of the peaks in the Catskills over 3500' are privately owned. Although the landowners have been very...

A modest proposal Here in New Hampshire, you can be charged for your own rescue if your actions are deemed reckless. I agree with mommabear that the first rescue seems suspect. A two hour paddle is too far to walk out? Had he been charged several thousand dollars for the first evacuation...