Recent content by Meeshstick

Hello there! A bit of a novice question for you all: I am fairly new to backpacking with a bear canister. As much as I love the convenience of a bear canister (hanging a bear bag is one of those backcountry skills I never quite figured out - especially after dinner and in the dark!), I'm...

Thanks for your support, everyone! I've been reading VFTT for awhile, but this was my first post. I've done quite a bit of solo hiking. At first it was out of necessity (my primary hiking partners had moved away and I had trouble convincing my fair-weather hiking friends that getting up at 5...

Hi All, Question of sanity/safety for all of you: I am an experienced, fit hiker and a mere 8 peaks away from being a 46er. I would love, LOVE to finish this season, preferably by doing Whiteface and Esther on August 30 with my two friends so we can all finish what we started together three...