Recent content by jniehof

Hah, I was considering posting but figured you'd self-identify if you wanted to be connected to it. Second favorite trip report (behind the late lamented "complete punter's guide to succeeding or not on the West Buttress")

In practice the operational definition of "recklessness" emerges from case law and it's whatever you can convince a jury. The law is, frankly, a whole lot less black-and-white, clear-cut than people would like: it's not just the written language but all the case law "in the same tradition"...

The woman from Los Alamos appears to have an MIT affiliation. (The only connection I have is that I've probably been in the swimming pool at the same time as her.) My guess is grad students taking a weekend out...it's why I'm here! So no restrictions to go to NH, but would be restrictions to go...

I haven't seen any updates that the Mass closure of AT tentsites has been lifted, although since winter usage isn't heavy they may have decided not to say anything one way or the other.

While I'm wearing my pedantic Canadian rail geek hat, I should also note MMA/CMQR is former CP not former CN, and now reacquired by CP.

They've been pushing ads into my Facebook feed for months advertising "direct access to Maine ports!" (Searsport) and showing a line directly east from south-central New Hampshire to Maine. I'm pretty sure they have no track in NH (all PanAm/Guilford, now CSX) and any route that touches their...

The person wallowing was the trail runner; singular they. It doesn't sound like the climbers ultimately needed assistance.

This is pretty similar to the statewide mandate that was already in effect.

The directions for my Whisperlite (~12 years old, and neither part of the name is true) say "A brief soccer-ball sized flame is normal."

Cutler River drainage in winter, so USFS is responding agency, not NHFG. I don't think USFS has a policy of charging for rescue.

You've seen my setup in the field. I have an 85L Osprey something-or-other (Aether? Probably aether.) I got a -20 REI-branded down bag that was pretty reasonably priced to start with, then on sale, then dividend...only way I could afford it in grad school, that's for sure. Anything below 0 in a...

Klem All the Carters (arguable with Dome, and of course with Hight right there) Dorset

The Bridgers are what we recommend in the AMC Boston winter hiking program for anybody who doesn't want the Toundras for whatever reason. The Toundras are "big and burly" by normal boot standards but I wouldn't say particularly so by solid winter boot standards....they're less chunky than my...

Which repair center did you work with? I have a heel strap that broke off and needs replacing and was dragging my feet because I didn't want to pay to ship the whole thing. If they can send parts for me to do it at home, that makes my life a lot happier.

Steve said he'll list it once he has them in stock; there were definitely printing delays.