What was your approach from that side? I started up about 1/4 mile past Shoal Pond. It was very hot and humid and ended up in man eating Hobblebush....
I arrived super-early and took a nap in my car before hitting the trail at about 8 a.m., at which time people were already parking on the road. Thank...
Last Saturday on a poor weather day I got the last spot in the main lot at 8, the overflow lot was also full when I came out at 10:30, no one parking...
I'm in that "zone" as well. It's hard to have rigid go/no-go rule on any one parameter. I usually evaluate temperature, visibility and fall potential...
My friends an I have routinely backcountry skied in temperatures below zero. The coldest recorded temperatures for our backcountry night-skiing group...
Definitely can be managed...if you plan for it. I've got some grief here from time to time for taking hikes in horrendous weather on purpose (which I...
I'll assume that he would start to feel the effects of hypothermia on the descent into Edmands Col, but would warm again on the ascent of Jefferson. ...