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Thank you for this, TEO. This poor young man's last hours were sheer terror and regret. They were not "doing what he loved"; just the opposite, it was his worst nightmare. Can we finally put that ridiculous statement to bed once and for all? If he had been given the choice that morning in...

Allow me to put my lawyer hat on. Negligence is the failure to act in a manner a reasonable person would do.

NHPR article (When El Niño and climate change collide: What it means for a New Hampshire winter – New Hampshire Bulletin) When El Niño and climate change collide: What it means for a New Hampshire winter By: Hadley Barndollar - January 11, 2024...

Thank you both! When I started hiking and first learned of the Grid around 2001, there were all of a handful of finishers, and even the idea seemed so unattainable as to be something we talked about laughingly. I kept a journal mostly just to remember the hikes and the people I did them with...

"New England 100 Highest Grid" 2023 "None" "New...

Ed Hawkins has released the 2023 Grid finishers, along with other lists. Never thought I would finish the Grid, but after 20+ years, this was the year I did so. Brian # # # Grid Finishers 2023...

In December 2023, Patagonia Films came out with a wonderful half-hour documentary called "Range Rider." Free, on Youtube. The movie follows a young gent who is hired, in effect, to be a shepherd, staying between cattle and wolves on public lands. It is stunningly respectful to all sides of...

Wonderful book that won a Banff Centre Award recently. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41810276-rough-magic Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race 19-year-old woman from England races in a Mongolian horse race, which she wins. The book is simply...

I feel like it has to go on-line at some point. I feel like they started filming this over a decade ago. Given the star of the movie teaches at MIT, I would imagine it would have some showings in the Greater Boston area.

I've already written about it above, but it's such a powerful movie! Again, for anyone who skis or is interested in avalanche science, it held me in rapt attention. I was surprised at their ability to reach so many of the people involved that long ago. It was also fascinating to see what a...

Utterly toxic comment.

Trailer for 109 Below has just dropped.

Jornet got into a ski school for kids a year early, because he had such natural talent. He found he loved the mountains, and loved training, and had a natural talent for trail running. He is sponsored by Coros, GoPro, and Maurten, and he co-owns a start up running shoe company, NNormal...

Extremely well-written article. I'm very happy for the funds coming to New England!

The news of Indy Pass helping Black Mountain stay open made Outside Magazine...

https://baxterstatepark.org/conditions-report/ Effective this Saturday, 10/21/2023, all Katahdin and Traveler Loop Trails will be closed at the trailheads for the season. With the onset of heavy fall rains and nighttime freezing temperatures the fragile alpine environments in the park are...

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/snow-sports/black-mountain-the-oldest-ski-areas-in-the-u-s-will-not-open-this-winter/?utm_source=Outside%20Magazine-facebook&fbclid=IwAR1v2CJ5wx48mr-Q_DNvVxE9mYpJCIZ0GPLUzZ1ZaL5o8lr1ABqmXs9vPBo&utm_medium=organic-social “It is with sadness that we...

Netflix now has a movie, Race to the Summit, about Dani Arnold and his role model and, later, competitor Ulie Steck. A review says the following: The film deftly explores how for Arnold, Steck evolved from being a role model to a rival. Featuring archive interviews with the climbers and those...

Forest Service News Release The Glen Ellis Scenic Area located on Rt. 16 in Pinkham Notch, NH, will be closed for reconstruction and rehabilitation work beginning on October 10. The project is funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), and fees collected through the Federal Lands...

Very short notice, but between now and September 17, 2023, Patagonia is buying back used Patagonia clothing at an additional 50%. https://wornwear.patagonia.com/trade-it-in They take old rain jackets at virtually any condition. Brian