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Great article today by Carol White about the Adirondack Winter 46 and how they compare to the White Mountain 48. Carol is the "Steve Smith" of the Dacks. http://sectionhiker.com/perils-of-the-adirondack-winter-46-by-carol-white/

Backpacking in the Kilkenny over the weekend, I was dismayed that a large percentage of the birch trees are dead or dying. Is there some kind of blight going on? Haven't noticed the same thing down south in the Pemi.

Are there canisters on Trailwrights 72 bushwhacks? Doing Mt Lethe and Northwest Hancock in the next week and want to know if I should bother to look for one. Thanks

I'm trying to dig up some historic information about continuous hikes of the WM 4,000 footers. I found the journal of Mats and MEBs' attempt in 2009 http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31679 but only a passing reference to another Direttissima by Mats at an earlier date. Does anyone...

Guthook is going to be helping me out with a talk and gear demo I'm doing on Lightweight and Ultralight Backpacking on May 24 at the Boston AMC in Joy St. Attendance is free and there's a pot luck if you'd like to attend. Here's more info: Tue, May 24, 2011 AMC Auditorium, 4 Joy St, Boston...

Announcement of a talk I'm giving in 2 weeks. Hope you can come. Tue, March 15, 2011 6:30 Potluck, 7:15 pm Slideshow AMC Auditorium, 4 Joy St, Boston MA Last May, Philip Werner hiked coast-to-coast across Scotland as part of an annual, noncompetitive, event called The Great Outdoors Challenge...