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In a similar cases years ago, a group planning to hike the Franconia Ridge split up due to difficult conditions on the ridge. The group of experienced hikers who went on made it safely but the less capable ones who turned around got lost and received a bill from F&G. Gene was irate that there...

It is too high on a per-person basis by an order of magnitude for actual F&G expense, but since less than 1% of hikers will pay it will bring in too little By law it (less $3 or so to Internet vendor) goes to the special account at F&G to pay their SAR expenses I can't see that it will ever...

Remember that this works by calendar year, so if you are hiking in January 2015 you may need to have bought your boat registration for 2015 already even if the lake is still frozen :-) It's possible that a stack of old registrations will do as an indication of intent, but if we all agree on one...

If you want to visit another tower site in the area, there was once a tower suitable for climbing by ladies in long dresses located just beyond the old pound in Hillsborough Center. The Hillsborough Historical Society has photos of this tower, one is included in the photo exhibit currently on...

Hearing Monday was strictly on how electronic issuance would work, law already states card is for calendar year and sets fee as $25 individual, $35 family Card can only be purchased over Internet Purchaser must supply name, birthdate, height, weight, hair and eye color, street address, credit...

At the hikesafe hearing I asked Col. Garabedian how out-of-staters should contact F&G for rescues, he said to call F&G during day and state police 800 number at night. I said this might be instate only and he didn't know - probably never needs to call it :-) I asked what would happen if...

F&G doesn't separate types of users, and the study you love to cite is over a decade old before the popularity of trail running exploded Trail runners need to recognize that there are doofus runners just as there are doofus hikers, if you don't get the FS to approve "Run Safe" guidelines and...

If you'll settle for halfway between, Gale River Rd and Haystack Rd

List is now available in 4 pieces, at bottom of http://hardcorenhhiking.blogspot.com/p/new-hampshire-100.html

South Hancock fails by "a single foot" only on the Possibles list, and by more on the other ones. One could create an Even More Possible list to better account for potential map errors which includes South Hancock along with other peaks you mention and some you don't, i.e. NW Hancock, or become...

This is previously discussed on VFTT, I have sent EdH 3 different maps showing where the tower was/is but he refuses to fix his list - sound familiar?

I don't think that the experienced in any sport are those most likely to need help, although IIRC Cave Dog had to be toted off the Long Trail by his staff Lacking flashlights is a frequent equipment issue in reports, F&G doesn't break out trail runners from hikers but if they did the common...

NH is 200, sometimes :-) I have no problem with the idea of an historic list like the Adk46 and perhaps the AMC FTFC should have retained their original list also, but I see no reason to use it to automatically fill the first positions of a new list. Lincoln is no doubt a scenic peak but...

1. Do you carry a topo map in your pocket, in your pack or leave it back in your vehicle? I usually carry an 8x11 folded 6 ways in my pocket, usually printed off an online mapping program and annotated with goals of that hike - that way no edge issues and I can use a scale appropriate to the...

Obviously setting deeper col requirements will affect height-based lists by removing some peaks, the AMC 48 4k would become the 35 if a 300' col was used. A list of a certain number of peaks will change by adding lower peaks at the end that wouldn't make it if a shallower col was used. In...

It voluntarily raises a small fraction of the SAR expense, so I would call it successful but not "quite" Having climbed over 100 peaks in Colo I have never seen one of these advertised there and I don't know anybody who has one, as you won't be billed for rescue anyway I wish I had a Master...

Two related issues: Are you familiar with this general area through nearby hikes? Have you done other hikes of similar difficulty and how recently? A great question, also add "how would you measure your progress and what was your plan if running slow?"

You are correct that the recreation plan for the Connecticut Headwaters doesn't allow private vehicle travel basically from the end of hunting season to the end of mud season. This was written by the same people who said it was OK for the Ossipee Range to be closed to hiking as long as...

>>My greatest worry is that the card will give a sense of entitlement to those who carry it and it >>will be the search and rescue people who will be putting their lives at risk. >SAR folks go out because thats what they do. I think the point is whether people will take more risks if they...

Moose Mtn is a longish ridge near Hanover that runs N-S about ten miles between maintained road crossings. The Appalachian Trail runs along the N half over two named summits, while the S half has some 13 unnamed bumps of which only one has a 200' col, and a sketchy trail which circles most of...