Recent content by halfmoon

Got to thinking about my previous post, and just to present some data....Ben Nephew owns the fastest known time for the Presidential Traverse (4 hours 50 minutes) and the Devil's Path (5 hours 35 minutes). He also completed the Great Range in 6 hours 9 minutes. There has to be some allowance...

I have done most of the significant traverses in the northeast; Devil's Path, Presidential, Great Range, etc. While they are all statistically similar, I did feel a little more "worked over" from the Devil's Path. In my humblest of opinions I would say the great range and devil's path are...

Thanks for all the information guys. I did several nice hikes in the area. Split Rock Mountain was up first, nice 7 mile loop with a couple of nice views, one of which was spectacular. Then I headed over to the Coon Mountain Nature preserve, 2 mi RT, awesome view, 18 minutes RT. Then over...

Hi All, This coming weekend I will be in Willsboro, NY, which is near Lake Champlain. I'll be at Long Pond Cabins, which is right next to the Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead, and I will be hiking that mountain. I was also looking for another hike within about a 30 minute drive of Willsboro. I...

DreamFarmer, If you decide to give it a go post here and I will go with you. It helps to have 2 people I think so that a shuttle can be arranged from the Loj to the Garden.

Thank you Eddie. I was actually inspired to do this particular hike from hearing about H.L. Malcom's completion of this hike on October 21, 1932. According to a post from ADKHIGHPEAKS referencing a Lake Placid Club News article, Mr. Malcom "climbed the Colvin and Nippletop Ranges, then the...

I don't have any input, sorry. But, I am curious how you intend to get to Labrador. One of my dream trips is to go to the Torngat Mountains up in Labrador.

Raymond, I'll admit, my statement was too harsh. It was written from my perspective at the time. When I got to the height of land on the shoulder of Haystack and observed the descent and subsequent ascent to Four Corners it was a tough pill to swallow. I had determined Four Corners would be...

Saturday, 6/9/12 Generally, I thought the trails were a little sloppy on Saturday. We got a big rain in the High Peaks Friday night. Trail up Dial & Nipple top was actually not that bad. Trail to Colvin and particularly Blake was challenging due to the wet rocks. Trail down from Blake was...

Oops, posted under my wife's accout "pudgy_groundhog", sorry about that.

Nicely done Harp! That is awesome. I ran my first ultra this year also, the Bear Mountain 50 miler. My previous longest distance running was the 100 yard dash in kindergarten. I figured if I can hike anything at 3 MPH, how hard could it be to run 4 MPH. As I know now, pretty dang hard! I...

My friend and I climbed the Grand Teton in July 2006, along with Mt. Moran, Buck Mountain and Cube Point. I can't answer questions specific to June from experience, but I will say that the lower saddle (where you will likely base camp) on the Grand is at 11,700 and the wind whips through there...

Hi Eddie, No one ever expressed any interest in this hike so I am going to change my plans a bit, just to simplify logistics. I'll go for Dial, Nipple, Colvin, Blake, then up to Skylight and then on North through LWJ. Should be similar in length and gain to Marshall's traverse, but not as...

I have the weekend of June 9-10 to go hiking, the wife and kid are traveling. Is anyone up for the Bob Marshall traverse? The logistics of this hike are quite complicated if I were solo, plus it would be nice to have company. Let me know if you are interested. I would only do this hike if...

Choprock Canyon I think I will go with this one, just because it was soooooo hard to get there: drive to the absolute middle of nowhere in Utah, backpack 12 miles off trail, make 6 rappels, swim through hypothermic water in a wet-suit, and you are here: