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I imagine there are several of us still around. Does your friend have a question?

Sorry, but actual science is unavoidably elitist. Want to have an opinion that matters? Do some research, write up your findings and submit them for publication in a peer reviewed journal. Science is like Major League Baseball. Want to affect the score? Simple. Just make the team. And what...

When I was a younger man, I drove up from Boston with my dad and his brother to open up my grandfathers camp on Lake Champlain. My uncle was not a moron. He has a PhD in Chemistry from Princeton and taught at BU for a few years. He's also a religious fundamentalist and for 4 hours, I endured...

I know absolutely nothing other than what was written but I’m guessing that the “wet”stepping stones were actually “glazed” with ice.

I would love your feedback on my Fabiano story to see if it rings true with your understanding of how things fell apart between Fabiano and Scarpa. Fabiano Boots I was aware of Fabiano in the 80s but ended up in a pair of Merrill Wilderness. IIRC, either Hiltons sold them, or at least one of...

I can only speak about the RMC crews. Until this year, I hadn’t seen a 3-season RMC (or AMC tent site/shelter) caretaker in anything other than trail runners. This summer RMC had a caretaker who grew up wearing Limmer’s and still wore them. The exception. On the other hand, I noted that the...

If anyone forwards this story to my wife, I’ll hunt them down and get all A-Team on them. I’ll never hear the end of it. My SI/hip stiffened up in a trip to Adams in July and I missed a step descending Starr Trail. Bloody shins horrified the Mad hut crowd but that was nothing compared to the...

In Avenza, is there a way to increase the font size on maps? One reason I stick with PocketEarth Pro is that it allows me to crank up the font to readable levels. I find it frustrating to zoom in on a feature to read the name only to have it automatically resize down. Or, are the AMC maps...

Just hiked up and down Lowes Sun/Mon and the crew was hard at work moving huge rocks on the slab just above the log cabin. It's been many years since I've been on Lowe's. I got bored with the trail and the soggy boots and generally ascend to the camps via Amphibrach/Spur or one of the routes...

My youngest kid is just finishing up a zero in Franconia today as he's back into home turf and closing in on Katahdin. Stayed in the same hotel we've used for over 20 years as a base for XC trips to Bear Notch, had breakfast at Monroes - a family favorite, and dinner with his "traimly" at...

Maybe the same crew who left big piles of (human) poop and scattered toilet paper on the edge of Airline a few weeks ago. I mean really.... who does this kind of stuff?

This is really terrible news to return from vacation to. What a bummer.

I’ve been using mine, and it’s small backpack companion, for over 3 years I think. The manufacturing quality is on par with any name brand things I have such as REI, EMS 🥲, Kelty, Mountainsmith, Jandd. If these, only Jandd stuff is MUSA. It is a lightweight piece. But it’s not like a fanny...

It’s a known issue. I’ve personally carried 2 burning MSRs out of Crag Camp in New Hampshire. The o-rings and seals wear out over time or fail in cold weather. The leaking fuel ignites, which melts the cap/pump assembly and perhaps negative results constitute good mountain safety research...

I wonder quite often what it would mean to hike in a manner that is truly sustainable, if not at least carbon neutral. For that matter, what it would look like to merely live and all that entails. I’m increasingly convinced that individual choice is something of a myth that obscures how our...

I use a small “fanny” pack worn at the 12 o’clock position. It’s sits below the buckle of my pack’s hip belt buckle. I don’t feel it at all and it basically stays on unless I’m sleeping. Amazon link: https://a.co/d/5WF7JZZ I carry: Lighter Aspirin Hand sanitizer Knife Whistle InReach Map I...

Something to tuck in the back of your hip pocket. I cut my teeth winter camping with internal frame packs. A TNF through the 80s and 90s, a massive JANDD into the early 00s. I still remember the “dad load” I carried into the Franconia Brook site when I drew the line. As my Chiro noted, “the...

As the old country song goes, "Life is hard but it's harder when you're dumb". I do the same thing at work to my colleagues great frustration. This time with the link https://a.co/d/04LDeLml

Here is the silnylon kilt that I use. My kid is using one on his AT bid this year (just passed the 1/2-way point a few days ago). As with any silnylon, one can boost waterproofing with additional coatings of silicone/mineral spirit slurry.

How many SAR call outs were made from the rest of the Whites during the same time period?