Recent content by mahony

I appreciate all the replies. This was a camp group that I was not in charge of, and as mentioned by some here, lack of leadership was a significant factor in what happened. I have some planning to do to make sure this doesn't happen again.

I was at the back and I remember him catching us at the very end. Thanks for coming out that night.

By myself I probably would have done the same as you; however, if I saw you on the trail in that condition I would have gone to get you some help and not felt bad about it.

A reasonable point...but I brought him over the summit because it was the shorter trail back to the vehicle and he was moving along the trail slowly, but steadily. If when I met him he was already "stuck", I would have gone down Beaver Brook Trail as the shortest option to a road.

I considered writing this immediately after the event, but I wasn't sure I should. This seems like the best forum so here goes..... I have been hiking most of my life from Boy Scouts until now. I have hiked all over the world, solo and in groups, winter and summer. I have made some bad hiking...

At the summit of Lafayette

Carrigain Pond....cliffs and active beavers "pond" in lost pass - great place to sit on the shores in the tall grass and soak up the sun

Evidence Aha, now we have evidence that Becca went around it and not over under through it! What that means....I haven't a clue. I would guess that it is meant to prevent "vehicles" from passing. I'd hate to take a wheelchair on that path and then suddenly find myself rolling out of control...

Glad you are OK If Bill remembers correctly that part of the trail is fairly big rock hopping...glad John is home safely.

Some ideas Mt. Manadnock is crossed bythe Metacomet Manadnock Trail which connects to the Tully Trail in Royalston MA. Now there are several WMA's and conservation lands between the Tully Trail and the Midstate trail where it goes near Ashburnham MA (through Ashburnham State Forest). This is...

Broke trail through less than 1 foot of snow. Moved a couple of small blowdowns and there were no major ones. The trail was well marked with wooden signs and signs prohibiting ATV's and snowmobiles (unlike in past years) so the trail was unconsolidated.

Traction update Got to use the Mil-Spec spikes to climb Mt. Washington last week and they worked quite well. The traction on the glare ice at the top of Lion's head (with 50mph winds) and on the steep rock just below the summit was excellent. The snow was drifty and deep in places and the...

Summer route is still open. Tuckerman ravine trial to the shelters is snowy with ice underneath. Lions head was snowy with bare ice along the head....winds were blowing and taking any snow over the edge into the ravine. Tucks up to the summit was deep snow alternating with 1 inch of glazed ice...

Frozen ground throughout, but the previous rains and wet ground have produced frozen and crystallized structures that break down under weight. While not difficult to walk on, occasional "postholes" can lead to turned ankles. Also many sections of the trail are frozen waterways and traction or...

Hoofed the trail and back from Route 20 in Sudbury through Callaghan State Park. Blazing was great from Route 20 until crossing over to Gibbs Hill in Callaghan and then nothing until the backside of the Hill...odd, but not hard to follow the trail and pick it up again. Path was well cleared...