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    Tahawus road & car issues

    thanks again guys!!!!!!
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    Tahawus road & car issues

    Now here's a coworker suggestion that might work but would subject one to a nice lawsuit by the municapality for highway destruction . . . instead of worrying about distant trees for a come-along, he mentioned a deadweight bar that one can sledgehammer into the road at an angle and attach a...
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    Tahawus road & car issues

    I've heard people using heavy ropes and towing straps but to me, a chain seems more substantial. I would probably conclude I was driving faster than I should have.
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    Tahawus road & car issues

    I picked perhaps New York's most desolate dead-end road in the more desolate region of the Adirondacks on one of the coldest days to slide off the road into a snowbank. Attempts at self snow removal and temporary traction items failed and at 7AM, it took a 3 hour wait for the very first car of...
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    Nice or Necessary for winter hiking

    All of my winter boots keep me warm when moving but start to fail if I stop for extended periods. For an unexpected lengthly stay or overnight, I've been recently bringing along down booties, along with the extra socks.
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    Goodnow Mountain view

    Incredible view of many High Peaks this morning, great climb, that is after waiting 2 hours for the very first car to pass me, stuck in a snow bank on Tahawus Road. A gorgeous view from Goodnow today, just absolutely perfect powder snow broken trail all the way. Firetower steps were fine. What...
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    Why Do We Buy Fleece

    Evening hike last night, left both the fleece and wool behind and tried this over a baselayer - UL primaloft jacket with very thin water-resistant pertex shell (complete with ductape). Was surprisingly happier with that layer than thick fleece like Polartec 300. Unzipped for venting when...
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    Performance Enhancing Meat Snacks

    NP, our firewall/filter blocks anything related to sex, gambling, guns, social groups, Facebook, Youtube, Aerosmith, among hundreds of other topics or words.
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    Performance Enhancing Meat Snacks

    this title has been blocked by my work firewall/filter for indecent language - a bunch of ???? appear instead I'll have to check at home
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    Microspikes vs. 6 pointers

    convinced . . .will get them . . .now when is EMS going to have yet another umpteen 20% off sale.
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    Day pack suggestions (May-Oct)

    cu in? So, what storage size do folks prefer for a long day out on the trail, not in winter? The 1,800 -2,000 cu in range seems rather large for a day outing. Would you go smaller?
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    Boots - hot spots

    I've been thrilled with my new Keene Growler insulated hiking boots worn up several mountains on snowshoes, warm even when around 5 degrees, lightweight, and no issues until now. Ordered a full size larger to acommodate wide feet and thicker merino wool socks with liner. Perfect fit-not loose...
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    Day pack suggestions (May-Oct)

    Looking to use some holiday gift cards to replace my beat-up 3 season day pack with a lightweight (not necessarily ultralight) one for long days out, up the easier High Peaks and lower mountains when winter essentials are not carried. I am wondering if around 1,800-2,000 ci is appropriate for...
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    Your favorite photos of 2009

    loon with chick Adirondacks near Raquette Lake
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    So, what'd you get?

    funds for new lightweight warmer season day pack.
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    Microspikes vs. 6 pointers

    I already own strap on 6 point steel crampons, which I've used only a couple times on ice-coated rock trails up mountains in November. Any advantage and reason to also pick up the microspikes, to take in my 3 late fall-spring pack? Or redundant?
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    Urban Bird Identification

    probably a northern mockingbird.
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    Snowshoe gait with MSR Lightning

    First day trip with MSR Lightning Ascents. Nice, but . . .when coming down the mountain, snowshoes stepped on one another half-dozen times, fell down 3 times! At 5-6 and 158 pounds, the MSR chart suggested the 25 for most conditions (men's). If perhaps I have a narrow walking gait, wondering if...
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    1st Brother

    4 cars at plowed Garden Friday late morning. Nice packed snow and no rock or ice all the way to 1st summit. (which I climbed almost 2 times since I discovered almost half way up I had left something of importance back at the car). Some exposed rock on way to 2nd. Got a crazy start so turned...
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    The North Face needs to lighten up

    From a marketing analysis, what is interesting is how brand awareness, loyalty, and market penetration occur. One strong driving force is when a clothing company establishes a near exclusive relationship with a retail chain. The Northface has such an arrangement with Dick's Sporting Goods...
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