Recent content by Paul the Explorer

is your gig at Saunders current? would like to stop by /

as Gris has pointed out, this type of "fine" would cause some people in danger to think dollars first and safety somewhere after that. in addition some have compared this type of rescue service with police charging to answer a break-in or the VFD coming out to save your foundation during a...

Moos-a-locky !!! I hope I can be there, my oldest son and I have been trying to get together for "any 4K" I will bring graham crackers and marshmallows to go w Hersey bars ! will be fun to meet some of VFTTrs

yes it does make a difference why they seperated, if only to tell us all,once again, STAY TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS

havent climbed Howker Ridge tr in winter , but did a couple of years back in summer and thought it was great tr...I was solo and took my time,almost 6 hrs...enjoy

I have an E-book 320 gb that I bought at Service Merchandise for about $200...works fine...get more gb than you think you will need..you will use it !!!

...every tree is sacred every tree is great if a tree is wasted, God gets quite irate How many millions of trees are there in WMNF alone? Cuting a few dozen to open some summits isnt going to alter the environment. Wanting a view after climbing to summit does not make one "lazy" ...nor...

now that you mention it...I dont think I have eve seen a deer track 1/2 mile from TH...just never thot of it

<<If I saw someone turn back I would not let them go down alone. >> Maddy would somone turn back because they were feeling fine, that there was nothing wrong ??...I hardly think so. If I were with a group that allowed ANYONE to leave the group alone (dumb-stupid -wrong)...I would find others...

usually long posts dont hold my interest, I scan and move on...not this time!! Hypothermia...it can happen to anybody,anywhere...even on a dinky 4K...I got hypothermia many years ago while ice skating in a tree swamp bhind my home. I fell thru some weak ice and shortly after got nauseuos and...

Few people start their hiking career with the goal of hiking solo above tree-linein the winter. Most of us begin as kids or young people and got our 1st summits wearing jeans and sneakers. We didnt know. With time, we gained experience and an appreciation of our own mortality and our...

>>>>For example, a large breasted woman standing sideways will create turbulance which a man cannot understand<<<<< (Pete Hickey) This mental image combined with anothers suggestion of a wind measuring device combining a ping pong ball and string has me contemplating a gadget that would...

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