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I find in general that Lowes is a lovely trail from start to finish. Once you get above the hut, the trail becomes epic almost immediately, and as you mentioned, down below it is quite pleasant. When I was younger and living in Boston, each winter we would hike up early, reserve mattresses, go...

"Fire Lines" A nice little 40 minute movie by Patagonia about a community in northern California wracked by forest fires. The area has mountain bike trails, and the film ostensibly centers on how trails can bring a community together. There is also a subtext to the movie about fatherhood. My...

RMC just made the following press release: LOG CABIN CLOSURE The Log Cabin Shelter maintained by the Randolph Mountain Club on Lowe’s Path shall be closed to overnight guests Monday- Wednesday nights through the end of September. This closure is in support of the trail work undertaken as part...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/movies/good-one-review.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb As of August 11, 2024, there is a new movie in theaters called “The Good One.” “Lily Collias delivers an extraordinary lead performance in this exquisite debut feature...

“Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa” A new documentary about the woman who has summited Everest more times than any other. I heard her talk once. She lives in Connecticut the rest of the year. https://www.netflix.com/title/81719138

I just got notice of a "end of season 40% off sale" and I scrolled through, but I'm finding myself in the nice place of having all the gear I need. I don't need a new tent (bought a Big Agnes in 2017, and it's dirty and looks ancient but is still holding up.) All the backpacks I need. There...

WMNF press release This new damage is on the south end of the road, from Rt 25. The north end of the road is also closed due to previous damage. Storm activities this week have caused additional damage to Long Pond Road and we have had to close the road for public safety. Recent storm events...

My condolences to his family and those on this list who were close to him. 8,639 posts on Views! 365 * 25 = 9,125. Close to a post a day, every day, for a quarter century! Sometimes peakbagger would start a thread just to get people to write something, which was always amusing. He would...

Thank you for writing this. I do my best to shop as much as possible from 1% for the Planet companies, the most famous of which is Patagonia. One can go to their website: https://www.patagonia.com/our-footprint/ and delve deeply into where they do business, their materials and...

I feel a great amount of guilt that people are making that massive drive for that tiny hike. How much carbon are we putting in the air for something that short. It's a nice hike, but tiny. I wish they would take it off the list and replace it with something to the south.

Gym accidents are so rare they are virtually non-existent. Climbing in a gym is not dangerous.

It is bizarre beyond belief. Climbing in a gym is not dangerous, because one has to be roped at all times. If this person was route-setting, there is an elaborate system of self-belaying one is supposed to follow, and it should be fail proof. Something went catastrophically wrong.

"The Sharp End" podcast just dropped an episode on a Huntington Ravine rescue from 2021. https://www.thesharpendpodcast.com/episode-99 Poor guy broke his femur. Photo is gruesome! I have posted it below, but if it's not your thing, do not scroll down. Brian

March 24, 2024, Lou Whittaker passed away at his home in Ashford, WA. He was an American pioneer! First American-led expedition from the North side of Everest, first American summit of Kanchenjunga, then an amazing career founding RMI. What an exciting time that must have been to be a...

According to the press release above, the road is currently closed and will remain so until repairs are made.

On March 20, 2024, the WMNF Facebook page issued the following announcement: If you’re planning to recreate in the Mt. Carrigan or Sawyer Pond area you should be aware Sawyer River Road in Bartlett, NH is closed to all vehicle access due to storm damage. A heavy rain event in December 2023...

FYI, there's a thread for movies, so folks can go to just one when they are looking for something to watch: https://www.vftt.org/threads/netflix-has-some-new-mountain-movies.55575/

The Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race in Fort Kent, ME has been canceled for the first time in three decades due to lack of snow.

I took some time off last week and backpacked with a friend up the Garfield Ridge Trail to the campsite, then over Guyot, and finally down over the Bonds. While waiting for my buddy at Lincoln Woods to spot cars, a young woman came up to the car parked next to mine. Late 20s / early 30s...

If this young man had set up a tent, warmed up water and ate dinner, and got into his -20 bag, he quite likely would be alive today. I do believe there is rhyme and reason to survival, and it has little to do with a "will to survive" and everything to do with carrying the gear you need to get...