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    Sawyer River Rd will be closed to vehicles for 2024 until further notice

    I was there last fall and the bridge was in place (though you'd have to climb a little to get onto it so folks were just crossing the river underneath it). I'd be surprised if the FS mounted an operation to remove it and it got done that quickly. I'll go back and check once the snow clears a...
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    Maine Court Rules that Sunday Hunting Bans is constitutional

    I have never had any issues with hunters in the woods so never understood the Sunday ban (I'm not a hunter btw). Seems a lot more risky to drive to my hiking destination.
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    Sawyer River Rd will be closed to vehicles for 2024 until further notice

    From just below those steep slopes you can whack over to the Langdon slabs and can make your way up the slabs through a large vegetated weakness in the middle. Very nice little outing. Just need to go later in summer when water levels low.
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    Looking like Winter again up north

    I plan to break trail today…in my back yard. Not sure how far I’ll get.
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    Looking like Winter again up north

    Sad about the truck driver. Definitely a few feet in MWV. Lots of plowing and cleanup.
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    11 days and counting - Eclipse in Northern NH - Where you going to be ?

    He's not asking for money but instead a donation, right? ;) The more we think about it, the less inclined we are to go anywhere. Seems a hassle for 3 minutes. I don't really get the intrigue here. Better to just be on a mountaintop any of the other 364 days of the year, particularly on a...
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    David Breashears recently passed away

    Was 68. Too young. Good climber and filmmaker.
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    Ammo Rescue - Lost one of his alpine hiking sneakers

    Winter ascent in Crocs. Who's with me?
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    Boston Globe: Climber involved in mountain rescue recounts lessons learned above the tree line of Mt. Washington

    Joe was just at Kennett High last Friday for a mini film festival that among other things included a short film on the Hugh Herr rescue.
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    Another Unprepared Hiker Rescue

    I would’ve thought that there are a number of anti-gelling additives out there to deal with gelling of diesel in cold temperatures. Some of those additives can get you quite a ways below zero (like -50 or more). And as PB notes, can also cut with 20-30% kerosene.
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    Another Unprepared Hiker Rescue

    We certainly do not need more litigation in our society.
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    Backpacking with a toddler

    Define "major drowning hazards". Every suggestion above seems to involve water, though they seem like they are otherwise good suggestions!
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    Another Unprepared Hiker Rescue

    Since this is low-hanging fruit, I'll bite. If you read the book I cited or the American Alpine article that was cited by others, you'll get the full story. Long story short, he lost both legs below the thigh to frostbite and needed prosthetic legs back before the tech was as developed as it...
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    Another Unprepared Hiker Rescue

    I mostly agree with all of this. I think ultimately some people just have better innate judgement than others and better utilize available resources to learn how to make better judgments going forward. I don’t say this to mean that such ability makes person A better than person B, but just state...
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    Another Unprepared Hiker Rescue

    I hear you but, again, that shipped sailed a long time ago. People are so far past being accountable that the hotel will not move the needle.
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