Recent content by Ned Kipperson

The Catskills are the remains of a delta formed from an old sea (glacial Lake Albany, I think), part of the Alleghany plateau which extends from NY's Southern tier down through PA and WV. The reason the tops are so prominent and high in elevation compared to the rest of the plateau (like near...

I seem to remember flash flood watches posted since the Thursday before the weekend. Common sense, a trait lacking in a lot of wilderness pilgrims, was just not there at all. If this was NH, these endowed young preps would be paying the state back. With that said, at least everyone got out...

I haven't tried that sliver of access near the Devil's Path personally, but you would have to cross the West Kill. I imagine it's not too bad, despite the amount of ascent to the ridge from the valley.

Funny, I'm wearing Smartwools now. Full of holes. At least they fit better than the original ones that came out 7 or 8 years ago. A 9-12 was definitely more of a 12 and I'm more of a 9.5. My vote is Cabela's merino wools, no liners. Driest feet (or at least the sensation of being the driest...

I have always thought that fire boots were good for what wildland firefighting is, being on your feet for 14 hours, and walking a couple miles on unstable ground. The pronounced heel keeps your arches from flattening, and also helps with uphill and downhill climbing of dozer roads (not trails...

I'm curious, is that stand on state land? Evergreen has some nice cliffy areas. I seriously doubt that a handheld GPS would give a 100% accurate reading on anything. But then again, the Catskill maps are still based on 1950's era surveys. Despite the fact that it is not a mountain...

Congradulations to everyone who got a new windshield. I hope they give years of protection!

Pete Fish is retired. He also was getting paid to be a pain in the butt. That's why everyone needs to carry a hiking rap sheet. That way if some pompous peakbagger evaluates your performance hiking up Mt. Jo you can whip out your log and show that person. "Well, as you can see I'm a last week...

"THE TREND IS DEAD:" -Phil Anselmo

I remember a situation that happened on Marcy in March a few years back. A couple of pilgrims from some city down in Maryland hiked up to Marcy and stashed their packs near Little Marcy or somewhere near there. They continued to the summit and got whited out without any gear, or a compass and...

I have hiked a good number of the peaks on the list, mostly in NY. There are many so-called trailless peaks that have ATV trails nearly or all the way to the top. The only way I found out was by happening upon them and then following them. It had nothing to do with taking an easy way out, or...

Shadowcat, what' with those directions? Did you mean Middleburg? Stewart's is on the right in both towns coming from the north. Hey Indian Chris, did you know that there's a sewage treatment plant in Mianus?

It definitely isn't about the patch.

Sorry to butt into the little spat, but why not? How about this, Al. Walk by, look at it in disgust, and then pretend to puke all over the place. Some props might be nice. Weird Al, it's good to see you're finally back on the trails after so many years of making music. Do you remember...

Ned deleted his quote from the poster, because it essentially still advertised, which Ned does not do. Except for Dapper Dan's hair creme. It is smooth, manageable and lasts all day, and best of all doesn't freeze when you're on top of Mt. Marcy getting your photo taken looking your best...