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Yesterday, 08:46 PM

Puma concolor replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

So ironically/non-ironically, I spent my day today ski touring on the Mount Ascutney summit road ... a mountain whose names traces back to the...

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Yesterday, 07:24 PM

TEO replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

I would encourage you to take the tests here: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implici...touchtest.html. Try to answer the test questions as quickly as...

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Yesterday, 06:57 PM

skiguy replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

Your only trying to facilitate your own beliefs and agenda and expecting others to totally agree. Is that not a prejudice in itself? I’m not buying...

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Yesterday, 06:41 PM

Hachi replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

I may be looking at this too simplistically, but it seems to me that we are talking about two different things, racism seen as a personal act, and...

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Yesterday, 06:41 PM

ChrisB started a thread Avalanche Article in General Backcountry

Here's a link to an article about the deadly avalanche season we have been experiencing. Be sure to watch the embedded videos to get an up close...

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Yesterday, 06:10 PM

TEO replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

True. My older brother is Black. Does that mean I'm free of bias and prejudice? That I'm not racist? Nope. If my parents and siblings can understand...

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Yesterday, 06:07 PM

ChrisB replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

I am genuinely sorry to put you and the other moderators through this Tim. These are difficult conversations to have on this board and as a nation....

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Yesterday, 06:05 PM

maineguy replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

Well, many people living in New England haven't always lived in New England. Myself, I have lived in metro NYC, metro LA, metro Chicago, metro San...

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Yesterday, 05:56 PM

TEO replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

Nope, not in jest. I think that most of us who aren't familiar with the of the common, day-to-day experiences of people of color, have no idea what...

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Yesterday, 04:21 PM

B the Hiker started a thread Big temperature swings in second week of March in Q&A - New England

There are going to be some pretty dramatic temperature swings this week. Weather.com for North Conway says: Saturday, March 6: High of 27, low...

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Yesterday, 04:21 PM

cragway replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

Surly that was said in jest......lame........I think most "intelligent" people on this board have a basic understanding of the definition of...

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Yesterday, 02:39 PM

skiguy replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

With all do respect you can have your own opinion. But I do not agree with this statement and actually find it to be offensive. I will not be...

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Yesterday, 02:23 PM

bikehikeskifish replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

This is true to a point. Presentation also counts. If your style is more in-your-face, or more confrontational, or more preachy, you're going to...

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Yesterday, 01:45 PM

OldEric replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

I agree with this sentiment and most of the previous ones you have posted in this thread. I think it has served a good purpose in making more people...

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Yesterday, 12:37 PM

Andrew replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

I used to have to give a safety talk to school groups of kids of all age ranges before letting them loose on mountain trails. One busload of 8-10...

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Yesterday, 11:16 AM

ChrisB replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

Question: Did you climb Denali or McKinley? Did you hike Baxter Peak or Kathadin? Again I ask, What's the big deal with a name change if it...

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Yesterday, 10:36 AM

jfb replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

OK, then as a white member of the hiking community, I'm called a racist. I can live with that. I'll continue to work on my lack of sensitivity...

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Yesterday, 10:20 AM

Andrew replied to a thread Acadia Rescue in General Backcountry

I have gone to Precipice a couple of times early in the spring with the intent of just going up to the base of the really challenging areas and...

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Yesterday, 10:14 AM

B the Hiker replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

Thank you for this thoughtful post!

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Yesterday, 10:14 AM

B the Hiker replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

To answer your question, yes, as society changes, so must the language we employed. You yourself acknowledged this when you used term "Native...

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Yesterday, 10:01 AM

TEO replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

I agree that it's not a competition about who can have the worst "Death March," but the Encyclopedia Britannica article that I linked to puts the...

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Yesterday, 09:52 AM

TEO replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

Oh! no, the hiking community, being mostly white, is racist, but not because of this. Racism is not just using the N-word or consciously believing...

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Yesterday, 09:26 AM

Grey J replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

How could I forget that. It literally started in my back yard, what is now Renaissance Park. (see photos) US ethnic cleansing, 19th century style and...

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Yesterday, 09:03 AM

maineguy replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

Looks like I was a racist engineer...:rolleyes: If math can be racist (see Oregon school board) then I guess engineering is too. When it comes...

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Yesterday, 08:41 AM

JustJoe replied to a thread Acadia Rescue in General Backcountry

My guess this is just another rescue of a "Covid Newbie Hiker" Anyone familiar with hiking at all in winter knows open ledge hikes are pretty much...

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Yesterday, 08:24 AM

jfb replied to a thread Redlining racist? in Q&A - New England

Ok, now I see that we agree that the hiking community is not racist. My only problem is lack of sensitivity to the feelings of others.

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Yesterday, 08:20 AM

jfb replied to a thread Acadia Rescue in General Backcountry

It seems weird that he was able to climb to wherever he got stuck with no traction, but rescuers were unable to get to the same location.

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