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  1. MarkJ

    Ball Crag

    Having read 3 days on the white mts by dr b l ball in an event 1855 during which he spent 2 days in a crag blocking the wind with minor protection to cover him in from major winds and snow in late Oct...........I thought if he had reached that spot at 6100 ft and is it named for...
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    Scramble Free 52 WAV

    I would agree with Parker great views...I would ad Stintson and Square ledge for easy in and out and no scramble
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    East Mountain, VT - Abandoned Military Radar Base 10-31-2015

    having done East MT with a small house you can rent above 3k,I met the owner and he knew the owner of East Haven....he mentioned it was not ok to go on private property known as East Haven. Guess this has changed. I am wondering if a jar is up on E Haven past the buildings to the high pt.The...
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    Sub 4K Scrambles

    Beehive and precipice trails seem to be considered as scrambles under 4k.l I would agree with the Tumble down chimney rte.Also an unmapped trail that I found up Little Jackson up the back way way to the summit was def a scramble at most spots.It was a trail,more than a herd path.
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    It's Official N.E. Goves never had a Fire Tower 10-11-2015

    good info.I know right where that is ,since Pillsbury State pk is my favorite.Surprising how far the the true spot is from the NE Goves spot
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    Unrecognized Vermont 3000'er?

    This could be the 90th highest pk in VT,listed as peak 2972 in the town of Averill,Albee has done it,according to lists of John. Nice area up there been thru that region
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    Hawthorne Falls - the perennial questions -? How/where - have they disappeared????

    Third photo from the the last nice photo at the bottom is where I think we were at...no blowdowns at all back then so the cascade looked much wider plus much more water ,with the melting snow.Don't how close we were
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    What a Day on Mt. Washington and Mt. Jefferson Monday October 5, 2015

    congrats J&J great photos as well. As far as turbines go They ruined the Beaudry.First it was stolen equipment at the worksites.Then everyone who used the road to go do the Caribous,Leroy, or what ever was scrutinized by company security.One of the Kibbey's summit as others(Spencer Bale etc)...
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    Hawthorne Falls - the perennial questions -? How/where - have they disappeared????

    ND and I attempted to find this about 11 yrs ago.We were at the col after hitting Garfield Ridge west peak.It was May 1 so still some deep snow at the beginning of the wack.Eventually we could hear the falls due to the snow meltage and came upon some large cascades.Judging from that really nice...
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    JR. Stockwell. "RED-LINER" #28

    seen his name in plenty of jars....I think he has done every 48 from north ,south,east, and west.correct me if I am wrong.....a great bushwacker/hikerfor sure
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    # of New England 50 Finest finishers

    looking at my diary I am 11 short... don't know why the only Kibbey I have not done is the 1 with the trail and tower.Congrats to Cummulus
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    Black Forest Trail Trip Report (PA)

    this looks wonderful....a nice part of PA for sure
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    Peak Above The Nubble

    a long time ago I went up PATN with Arm (my first hike with him) via the slide......it was a very nice route
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    Dial N for.....

    The gatekeeper sounds like one of them fellers you tangled with a while back near Manomin Lake...or was it Geejay?
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    Barb & dms get the Blues (Three of them)

    NEBW for shure,you go where no one cares to go:)nice avatar!!!
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