Recent content by Miss Margaret

Two thumbs horizontal Didn't love it - felt like more of the same - lots of "Duuuuuuuddddde" films, and nothing really grabbed me the way some of past years' films (Lost People of Mountain Village, Chairlift Soliloquy, the fly fishing film, Timmy O'Neill on crack climbing) did. Margaret

Banff in Portland Its still on, as of now....got an email back from CMP

Hello Portland- Banff Film Fest comes to our fair city (specifically, the South Portland High School) next Wednesday, February 14. As there are no bars or restaurants nearby, and as I live right up the street, and as I am still new to this town and need to meet some hikers! I'm happy to offer...

Marking calendar.....slide climbing for everybody! Margaret (all together now....I LOVE NY!)

Howdy TJ- Re. Quest: I've bought a lot from Quest and have had excellent experiences every time - SUPER fast shipping, they even let me exchange a remnant when i detested the color. Highly, highly recommend. Margaret

Have tried that, it didn't work. Correction: Tried carrying canister in coat prior to stopping. Placed warmed canister in cozy with heat pack. Still didn't work. Alas, I'm sticking to white gas in winter. Margaret

No. Ok, they want 10 characters. No.

Found it..... http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill/ This is what we have been using.

Wind Chill Chart You need a wind chill chart..... it gives the air temp and the wind speed and indicates the amount of time before exposed skin freezes. Should be able to google it..... I remember that around -30 or -40 (including wind chill) you've got ten minutes..... which explains my...

Trail Conditions Hmm.... one can paste a link! http://www.vftt.org/trail/ny/4104.html

Whiteface Please see the "Trail Conditions" section of this website - I was there last Sunday and posted our observations. Yes, you need crampons. If you take the trail, you will hit bare rock which is hard to navigate in snowshoes. Coming from the Wilmington side, if you could take the...

Of course! Its called Mountainfest ..... Ice climbing in the rain! woohoo! Margaret

Camping idea You could hike up the LP from Palenville and camp along the tops of the falls.... its a nice hike in, why, one could even drag a sled! And its a nice place to camp, might even see some ice climbers. And there are fire rings galore already..... Good Luck! Margaret

Just wondering.... If people want to help, which is of course commendable, why not reach out to the appropriate trail maintenance group and join a coordinated effort? That way, trail maintainers won't make wasted trips, people will be following common practice, people have liability...

Trail Maintenace Can you just bring a saw onto the trails ? While I think it's a great idea to help, I wouldn't want it to back-fire and get some ranger or trail crew all upset. Locally I don't think anyone would care, but those Whites and DACKS crews :eek: I'm not so sure about. Good...