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Last updated December 14, 2023

He might've benefited from using spikes, as you have referenced.

Another article says that she started her hike around 2 PM.

Burnt Hill (Mountain) is accessible from the Sugarloaf parking lot (about 500 yard walk to the left). Summit elevation is 2,884 (Peakery), so slightly under 3K. I hiked it this past summer, but never in winter.

Here's our Groundhog Day weekend. 3 feet of new snow in CB Highlands. I'll be heading up there for some excellent back-country snowshoeing. https://instantweatherinc.com/atlantic/forecast/2024/2/2/snow

Without oxygen, no less. "On 20 August 1980, Reinhold did the climb all on his own to achieve the record for first solo summit of Everest. It took him three days to make the ascent from his base camp at 6,500 m (21,325 ft) and he did it without the use of bottled oxygen." From Guinness Book of...

Excerpt from article, MW forecast, Feb 15, 2015: Temperatures will be falling today, reaching – 35 degrees F (–37 degrees C) on the summit overnight. During this time, wind speeds will be rising quickly up to the 100 mph (161 kph) mark, with gusts possibly reaching 125 mph (201 kph). I was...

If I recall (from Ty's book), they didn't look at the Sunday morning forecast, which had changed significantly from the previous day. Not sure if this would've changed their decision, but it's possible.

Agreed. If you listen to the patrollers at the large ski resorts, they believe that helmetless skiers (like me) ski more cautiously than those wearing helmets, and they have seen an uptick in serious core (torso) injuries as helmet use became more prevalent.

Did Saddleback and the Horn a few years ago. Views from the ridge are spectacular. A bit like Franconia, but trail is much less rugged.

Getting "significant" snow on Wednesday. We live at 262 ft. on the Atlantic coast. This is quite early for us.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine "most closely resembles a large Fisher"

There are wolves in the Chic Chocs (Gaspe, Quebec), at least there were in 2012. This one was thought to have crossed to New Brunswick across the frozen Bay of Chaleur. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/wolf-killed-in-n-b-1st-in-century-1.1146960 Not directly adjacent to Maine, but...

We're encouraged not to mow in May, to allow bees to harvest from dandelions, etc. About 1/2 of our cleared land is left untouched in May, and we have noticed an uptick in the number of bees.

Agreed. My hikes are planned from a solo perspective, but I almost always end up encountering other hikers, as I usually stick to established trails.