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I'm headed to the Cascades (Mount Baker to be precise) in late June and would like to post on a forum (like VFTT) for Washington State. Do you know of any?

Thanks, all, for the advice!

I beg some gear advice, please. I’m using hiking established trails (from the Loj) over Algonquin, Iroquois, and, perhaps, Wright Saturday 13 March, camping by Lake Colden. Which of the following would be useful bring. - ice axe - crampons - StabilIcers - snowshoes

I thinking of making the big drive north to hike Lafayette and, perhaps, a little ridge (using the standard loop) on Sat 6 Feb. Anyone else game?

I’m planning to walk Ben Nevis (Scotland) later this month or later, perhaps spring or summer. I’m traveling from the US and don’t want to bring my winter gear (boots, crampons, ice axe, etc.); I will bring traction devices (StabilIcers). However, I don’t want to wait for the peak of summer to...

I ascended Mount Washington twice from the east with a Philly Meetup group last weekend. We stayed at the lovely Nereledge Inn in North Conway. The proprietors, Laura and Steve (a climber), were very accommodating, offering a homey charm not unlike that of Joe Dodge Lodge. I highly recommend it...

Thanks for the greenie!

I don’t visit here much, so I was happy to see a post from my ‘sponsor’, until I read it! I’m sorry to hear about your shoulder problems. I hope you’re healed soon.

A young (15) friend was seriously injured (fully recovered since) after losing control of a sitting glissade on Lion Head Winter despite having prior experience and an ice axe; see 03-03-2008 at http://tuckerman.org/accident/20072008.htm. I didn’t take my axe, but was able to do standing and...

nice report I was hoping to see your report. (Mine is at http://vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27508. I was the guy struggling to keep up at the rear of our party.) It was a challenging and fun day on the mountain.

CLIF bars We sustained ourselves with CLIF bars containing peanut products. Damn it! (Perhaps I should reconsider purchasing health insurance today.)

We planned to camp in the Ammonoosuc Ravine two nights and summit Mount Washington on Sunday. Valley and summit temperatures had been very cold for days (summit wind chills had been nearly -70F), so our group of four was glad for the recent warmup. Saturday, we hiked 1.4 miles from the Base Road...

I’m planning to descend the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail on Sunday and I’m not sure if I want to carry an axe in addition to poles to the summit. Can the steep sections of the Trail be glissaded from tree-line to Gem Pool?

Thanks for the suggestions. I never considered renting and that’s what I’ll do since I don’t foresee an ongoing need to upgrade my current bag; EMS N. Conway has -20F bags. I’m going with others who did this last year. They “make base camp before it gets really steep” so it’s definitely below...

I may need a new sleeping bag to be tent camping high on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail on 17 and 18 January. The average summit temperature then is -15±5C. My down bag is not rated, but it has a single-side loft of 1¾ in. which, given DougPaul’s US Army Quartermaster insulation table, correlates...

Thanks for everyone's interest in the topic. I've gotten some good beta, especially the personal experiences. I can get a copy of the 1969 WMG; thanks, DougPaul. I'll put in a call to Snow Ranger Joosen to learn what the Forest Service thinks of the avalanche danger. I have the last decade's...

The Ravine of Raymond Cataract (RoRC) lies between the Tuckerman and Huntington Ravines. Long ago there was a trail through the Ravine, but it is no longer maintained. I read a report about bushwacking it in this forum and about skiing it in Time for Tucks. I’ve hiked the ‘standard’ winter...