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right DayTrip, and rarely do you see posts in those groups about fundamentals, like be prepared to spend the night out, don't do a winter route you haven't done in good weather, don't do winter alone...etc, etc. funny that some "over there" refer to some on VFTT as "elitists". I see this VFFT...

DayTrip, I could not agree with you more...

Just started using MicroSpikes this year. Great early season traction device, but would probably still want crampons if the going got really steep and a slide would be real bad news. Thanks all for the possible link failure mention. The "Leatherman" is going along for the ride from here on in...

I think I recall Osceola from Tripoli Road to be relatively mild? I will be doing Pierce this Sat but will bring traction just in case...

Arghman What kind of mileage / verticle gain are you thinking would be best for the group? And do you have a preference regarding the area, i.e. Franconia, vs. Pinkham area??

To address Adk dib's original question, MSR's are a brand of snowshoe. Just do a web search on "Mountain Safety Research" and you will reach the manufacturers web site. They make a lot of innovative, good quality outdoor gear like water filters, stoves, cookware, etc. I love mine, the prime...

Thanks for the reminder, I here ya on that one! Columbus Day always holds the record for busiest weekend for that hill and to be honest I forgot that was this weekend!! I don't tend to start much later than 8:30 am though...

Hi All, I'm essentially looking for hiking partners to eventually commute with and hike with in the White Mountains. Thinking we can test compatabilty locally without investing in too much drive time and hit Monadnock this or some other weekend day. Some basic details: I live outside of Keene...