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  1. K

    avalanche danger in the dyke?

    All of your comments and sugestions are welcome and I "thank you", Ray I am a 46 year old D"y"slexic that has been mis-spelling words my hole life, take it as you want,but the thread is a question about the conditions on the geological falt on Mt Colden Known as the trap Dyke or For those with...
  2. K

    avalanche danger in the dyke?

    just what I was hopeing for,(the load to drop).I may still need to adapt my goal. Thanks for taking the time to read and respond :)
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    avalanche danger in the dyke?

    Yes I thought the snow was wet, but I,m looking at the weather reports on line from a basement on Long Island. I don,t allways get a good read on things from 350 miles away. I have a good understanding of the conditions that that make avalanche areas ripe and welcome your input thank you:) I...
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    avalanche danger in the dyke?

    Does any one have first hand knowledge of the snow load currently on the slide above the trap dyke? looking to solo it thursday morning if conditions are right.
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    Giant via Chaple pond 1/28

    It all is as it is ,it can be no other way
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    Giant via Chaple pond 1/28

    conditions: there was a hard crust 3in thick covering most of the ground started in crampons hiked in them all day,at the summit there was 2to3 foot base of hard ice with 4in of verry light snow on the deccent it snowed pritty heavy and put on another 2-4 inches but only on above 3500 ft lower...
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    do you hike with a dog ?

    today my kids ( Kate 7 and Caroline 9)were off from School so we decided to go for a hike the location and trail are unimportant but the events were unnerving. We were hiking down a trail shortly after our start when my 7 year old started to scream in a pitch that cannot be decribed. the emotion...
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    Favorite Catskill Peak.

    panther at sunrise in winter after a freash snow (8+)with big shoes to float down on.
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    how deep is the snow?

    how deep is the snow in the 3000 + ft range I would like to do the chicken coup brook aproach to basin in feb and need to start info gathering .My time is unfortunity short in the high peaks and I need to start weighting my options for the greatest sucsess rates .I was on the C.C.B. Last year...
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    ADK Heart Lake Proposal - Pro or Con?

    southmedow is so much more plesent than the loj it will be sad to see it closed I loved the wilderness feel of that aproach come and go as you please .
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    A labour(ed) days weekend for Junior!!!!

    Pinpin you truely make the world a better place.Thank You
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    aerial pictures of CCB?

    As I am a verry visual person ,I was wondering if anybody had any pictures of the Saddleback/chicken coop brookslide? from the air?from Table top , from the top of saddleback.I was chased up it by a swarm of black flies and in the name of self preservation I opted not to stop for some pictures.
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    Slant Rock leanto?

    yes it is northeast of the rock itself on a bluff one of the best lean-to views in the high peaks. when facing the rock take the unmarked spur trail to the right. cook your food by the brook the underbrush was verry close to the lean-to the last time I was there,this can make for an intimate...
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    Basin and Saddleback: winter

    Hey Spoons, I should have 2 spaces I put out an invite allready to some co-workers . This is my 5th year with a grace camp stay,and there has allways been room(two empty beds).You are definately welcome,regardless of the particulars .The day of the 14th was still unbooked when I made...
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    Basin and Saddleback: winter

    On the third week in July I went up the brook with a full pack. I had read reports on it and figured I,d give it a go so heres what I found, no herd path on either the east or west side of the CCB large enough to follow.For the most part I rock hoped up the moss covered CCB the higher you go the...
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    summit snow depths?

    any body have Beta on current snow depths around the great range ?
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    Message for PIN PIN - TRAIL CONDITIONS - Please read

    Why thank you pete, I,m a little embarressed I thougth junior was pinpins alter ego.
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    Message for PIN PIN - TRAIL CONDITIONS - Please read

    all this talk about pinpin but what about Junior? if not for junior ther would be no pinpin .Thank you daxs on behalf of all the hikers below albany,I am a N.Y.C. firefighter that hikes extensively.I also am well schooled in wilderness rescue and deal with more trama cases than most E.R. M.D.s...
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    lost Pur water filter on Eagle slide aproach

    We had a outstanding hike/climb up the Eagle slide on Giant this past sat, the 24th .As usual we got up late on friday nite about 3am and this put us at the trail head at close to noon,4hrs to the top with lunch 1/2 hr on the scree before the slide."The climb was outstanding'' the perfect...
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    9/23 - 9/25 Slide climbing weekend!

    I hope to see you there, I will be giving eagle a go on sat. there are alot of variables In my own planing so I can,t commit (though they say I should be commited) besides I,m opinionated smelly and slow. have a good hike enjoy the climb, be careful not to dislodge any rocks on the slide...
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