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the Sphinx Trail is in need of a lot of work, it was so impassable that I lost it and had to walk down the rocks at the side of the stream for a long section, almost to the junction with Great Gulf. I did this trip as a loop with Great Gulf, Six Husbands and Gulfside. Great Gulf had some minor...

Just put in for Vacation in mid-March. Since the second half of the week will be spent largely in Philly for the NCAA wrestling championships, I am thinking at least part of the first half will be spent somewhere on the NY/NJ/PA section of the AT. Does anyone have any advice regarding: a...

Road was well packed, used snowshoes on the way out, not the way back, did not make much difference. Most of the AT was heavy and wet snow, shoes were helpful on ascent, took them off for descent due to steepness/slide, and it was packed enough not to posthole. One patch of ice on exposed...

My older Lekis had great shock absorbtion, but slipped, I love the locking of my Black Diamonds, but want something with shock absorbtion. Are there any brands/models that seem to have the best balance? I am an avid dayhiker who often does double digit mileage in a day, I also go on a...

lots of relatively thin ice started about halfway up, snow dusting here and there - nothing significant. We used microspikes and stabilicers most of the trip, both worked fine. No need for shoes or crampons. One thing to note, if you are involved in trail maintenance in that area: The bog...

has mud season started yet? The GMC website is unclear on this matter, as all it says is "early spring" to Memorial Day weekend.

down low was packed, soft snow - sporadic bare spots, tough to decide between barebooting with mild postholing, using snowshoes over the bare spots or constant on and off - I did a little of each between the out and back trips, prior tracks indicated the same from predecessors. Higher...

via Undermountain, AT, unmarked trail, Mount Frisell Trail, Paradise Lane Trail Some ice throughout, very icy on a short descent just north of the Bear Mountain summit, I bare-booted with poles, but I did so with some difficulty, would have used stabilicers had he section been longer, or if I...

First off, I will be blunt, I have virtually no experience or interest in bushwhacking. I don't want this to turn into a "you should try it thread" OK, that's out of the way. I plan to do some backpacking on the Maine AT. I am interested in peak-bagging, and am very drawn to the idea of...

I might be doing some solo backpacking next month, and was wondering if rides are feasible enough to end at route 27 and make it back to my car on route 4. My plans are to go from route 4 up to the Bigelows.

I am planning on doing a 2-3 night backpacking trip in VT soon. I definitely will be hitting Mansfield, but was wondering what other places in that region are worthwhile. Sterling Pond/Whiteface & Bolton MT are options. I also may camp the last night close to the road, then do something in...

Double Bow and I are the adopters - has anyone been out there lately? I am wondering if there are any major issues that need immediate addressing. Please PM me with any information you may have. I Plan to begin work out there very soon.

my camelbak has started to leak, does anyone have any other brands to reccomend that seem to be durable. I don't want to waste my money replacing - but going back to bottles - no thanks!

This past weekend I went on a backpacking trip that truly put the past, present and future of my hiking experiences into some multi-faceted perspectives. I had decided a while back that Labor Day weekend would be my return to backpacking. For those that do not know, I had a bad knee injury...

I am toying with the idea of a solo section hike in VT next month. Was wondering if there is any sort of shuttle system. Would rather not have to deal with taxis and stuff. Anyone have any advice? I'd like to hike from Lincoln gap to rt 108 in Stowe.

There were some HUGE downed trails on Middle Mountain, tons of overgrowth on North Mountain. Does anyone know who maintains these trails?

the season thing had me thinking: does anyone out there want to try to summit each peak in different styles. While I want to complete them all, but don't care about doing each in a season/month, etc.; I have toyed with the idea of doing them all as part of both a backpack and a day hike. I...

thinking about heading up to the Belknap vicinity this weekend, was wondering what to expect, as the only trail conditions posted are for the whites

Does anyone know when the trails are officially shut down in the Greens? The GMC website doesn't seem to have anything regarding this. I'd like to get out there soon, but I am not sure if it will work out. I know it typically is in the April-May timeframe.

does anyone know where to purchase snowshoe "upgrades". I have older Tubbs and like my shoes in terms of traction/flotation, there is just a few things I would change. Rather than buy new shoes, was wondering if I could get new pieces. There is not a place on either Tubbs' or MSR's website to...