Recent content by bigmoose

Castle Trail's in fine shape - 99.9% ice-free and only one inconsequential blowdown. Was able to rock hop Israel River without a problem. Had blue sky for awhile higher up, just long enough that the sun shone on the castles. Above them, though, mist/flurries and a breeze from the northwest...

Alan, you're such an optimist

Bagging prominence peaks such as those on the finest fifty list gives you a new perspective on what constitutes a mountain. Yet the vast majority continue to consider only a peak's height as a measure. As Albee related, few of us have completed the finest fifty and fewer yet the...

When I took the "closed" trail up Kempshall in 1993, it was in fine shape up to the stream crossing in the Blueberry/Kempshall col, but it disappeared into thick conifers shortly thereafter. Returning in 2011 with dritter, though, we found the trail well-used and the tread way obvious, although...

You got it. JT

Tom, I remember when you took umbrage at that term years ago! Anyway, In June I simultaneously completed both the Northeast 100-most-prominent and New England 100-most-prominent lists by climbing West Rutland Vermont's "2110," also known as Hanley's Peak, with Herb Foster. (Herb and I are two of...

Audrey & Pat - As usual, the get together was first rate. Danger and I greatly appreciated your hospitality. I may have to bring him next year! JT

I apologize for the sticking screw-in plug on the bottom of the canister. It was an early prototype, hung five years ago before I realized the need for a set screw drilled into the threads to prevent the plug from being overtightened. Only a thread or two need be engaged to keep the contents...

Tabletop East rises only 285' above its col with Tabletop, though, while Wilmington's rise is 391' according to a popular peakbagging site....

Have you done Wilmington or will you, expanding the list to 101? And which are your remaining two?

Yep, the god of 'Whacks whispered in my ear to save Mahoosuc for last, and I'm glad I did - a special place indeed, the perfect bookend to Chocorua where it all began in 1994. By 2003 I was bushwhacking regularly, and got serious about this list in 2008, averaging a modest 55 3ks a year...

Jim - Love the avatar! After some eight years, I finally got around to changing mine, as you can see. Mike - it took more than Moxie - that peak was a 2k! Great hike with you and Jim that day. Audrey - hope to see you and Pat at the grand event. Marty - we'll have to get together one of these...

Yeah,Tom - I'm #42 on that list - with a paltry 846 ascents. Never thought about it, but 1,000 would be a nice goal....

Next goal - 1,000 miles of vertical? When do you reach that??

A counterclockwise loop, a little different from the other jaunts mentioned previously: "Barker Pond Peak" 3070 (just south of the swath); old road and whack to Twin Peaks; then another old road/brief whack to the swath which climbs steeply to East and West Saddle, followed by Marble Mountain...