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wow I am very, VERY, VERY jealous. What a great hike you had! :D :D congrats! Charlie

ok, ok So there are a ton of recomendations here, but tell me everyone, do these all get wet and mushy around the mouth and nose or do the breathing panels or cut-outs really work? My problem with face masks has always been than before long, you ended up with a wet thing on your face that was...

I agree. The whites in winter are very tough and not to be toyed with. You do sound like you have a lot of experience, but a lot of people with good experience have died in the whties in the winter. I would suggest you get to know them well with some long winter hikes through the...

We would love to have you, BlueZ. Last year we did a few long hikes as training, one over the Wildcats and Carters, a Tripyramids hike up one slide and down the other, etc., then we started from Appalachia at 4 am and went to it; starting with Madison and working our way down. It was a long...

We did the traverse last June a week off of the solstice, and it is was quite the hike, even with maximizing the day light. What you are proposing would be extremely hard with a good chance that much of the trail you would travel would be unbroken and waist deep in snow. It is one thing to...

I have routinely left full backpacks stashed while making side trips to summit various peaks. Points made about removing food are very good, even squirells in non-bear country can make a mess of nice equipment. :eek: Also, I always take the care to walk off the trail quite a bit and, since...

Headwear One of the hikers in our group had a red (what looked like fleece) hat, that folded down to become a balaclava and perhaps a face mask too. Does anyone know who this was or what the hat he was wearing was? I am interested in finding such a hat for myself. Thanks, Charlie

That is just absolutely incredible! You had tons of energy, running back and forth with your camera. You can hike with us anytime, BlueZ! :D :D Charlie

Great pictures Peakbagger- Great trip! Jim- Very nice trip report BlueZ-Great pictures. I am glad you made it down ok, since we never really saw you after and nobody was sure you made it ok. Too bad you did not come over to the gathering Saturday night and hang out with us and eat some food-...

get while the getting is good Hey Non-legit. If you are prepared, equiped and ready to hike Washington, I would do it when you get the chance- clear days are few and far between. In other words, if Saturday is nice, I would go Saturday with the group and forget about Sunday. If the weather...

Why not just have each trip leader give a central person a list of who is with them, each hiker's home contact info, their make of car and plate and of course the hiking itinerary of the trip. If a small group goes out, it will be their responsibility to leave the same info. All we need then...

Washington bound If the weather cooperates, Liza and I are also planning on doing Washington on Saturday via the winter route. Perhaps we will join you, Spencer, or, if your group is getting too large, perhaps we will take the lead on another group. Anyone interested in joining us should...

This is such incredibly sad news. Blue and I were on that trail just four weeks ago and when you hear such terrible news you cannot help but think, "but for the grace of God..." There have been several similar incidents this past winter and spring that have touched so very close to home- it is...

Bombs away Thanks, Seeker- it looks like something worth checking into and it sounds like you highly recommend it.

Four o’clock came early on Sunday morning, but surprisingly, the sky was already lightening with the color from the rising sun. We got ourselves together quickly, struck and packed the tent, then headed over to the car to heat up some coffee and water for oatmeal. By 5 a.m. we were on the...

moleskin combination Thanks for these great suggestions already. My actual thought on this process might be to put moleskin beside the blisters then plenty of duct tape over the whole assembly. My concern was how long I could leave it on without needing to change it, and then the removal...

As Blue posted on another thread, she and I just did a Presidential traverse yesterday from Madison to Jackson. We both ended up with a few blisters on our feet. I happen to have a small one on the ball of each foot. Normally, this would be not be a big deal and I would just rest my doggies a...

Two weeks ago, as we planned our tripyramid hike, I said to Blue that I wanted a hike that would really beat us up. The tripyramids were long, but it didn’t give us that completely used up feeling that I was looking for. This Sunday’s hike, gave us what eluded us two weeks earlier. We got a...

Blue and I had a great May Day celebration atop the tripyramids on Saturday, enjoying the beautiful warm weather, great views and terrific company. We began our hike in the lot off of Tripoli road and proceeded up Livermore Road (trail). After a bit of consternation about the proper entrance...

I was not aware of this new change- thanks. The US Coast Guard, along with hypothermia.org, still recommend body to body warming in addition to body core warming techniques for those that cannot be transported to medical care immediately. They say, "Provide rescuer's body heat. When wrapped...