Recent content by Silverback

When I finished my first round of the 46, I made a promise that I would only hike when a big blue "H" hovered over the mountains. I've spent way too much time in the clouds. Well, we know how that all works out. The need to hike is more compelling than good weather. Nonetheless, anything...

Great stuff folks! Thanks to everyone for taking the time to make such thorough and informative replies.

Thank you all. The Giant/Rocky comparison makes for a good measuring stick as well. As for me, I can still do the day hike out to Haystack (that would be the one in the Great Range) and back (not all that easily as i once could though), but I'm not sure about my hiking partner. My plan would be...

Looking to hike the White mountains for the first time. Still have some chops at 63 but between me and my hiking partner, I may have a range limit of ten miles and 3000 - 4000 elevation gain/loss. The Franconia Ridge loop hike seems to be doable, but one never knows. For all you folks who have...

Skylight summit with Marcy looming over the "horizon"

Nice report ADK Rick. Nice pics too. Almost forgot how intimidating Saddleback looked from that col. Last Fall I did Basin and Saddleback for my 41 and 42. Had the Santas and Big Slide left at the time, which I finished in June. Made for a winter of anticipation. Hopefully the fates will...

Works well for bears. Makes a nice condiment for their dinner.

I absolutely second what Mavs said. I would not want to come down the Saddleback rock wall in any case and the Shorey really isn't that bad. A better conditioned trail than Orebed, and a loop hike is always more interesting, anyway. Looks like a great weekend. Enjoy the hike, those are two of...

Amen to that. One of the best in the Dacks.

Lost? I've never gotten anyone lost up there. We found the peak, we got back to the trailhead. How could we have been lost? It was the little known scenic route :p

Hey Bristol As the evil one who "guided" you up Tabletop two years ago in the rain, I must say that I'm glad you finally decided to join us addicts. So you are now a "7er", eh? Only a matter of time before we read about #46, I bet. Nicely done and great report.

It is possible to need crampons in September, but it would be gross overkill to bring them. I've been on Marcy at the end of June and started out in 65 degree weather. By the time I arrived at the summit, it was sleet and ice, almost enough to justify crampons. Same could happen in September...

Congrats to both of you!

Theoretically, sleeping in the car at the Garden is verboten! I have not done it myself, but I know others who have. As TCD pointed out, there is a lean-to within a mile and another another 1/2 mile further. If you are a newbie to the Dacks, I'd think long and hard about doing that hike. It...

I agree that the views are better than advertised, however, I am one who did not like the climb. I did it as a dayhike from the Loj, along with Gray. Of course, it was a rare 90 degree day up there and I was not all that pleased to be climbing up, under and through a jungle gym. I was tore up...