I'm going to be go my first winter ascent of Washington this weekend. I know that googles are a must, are there some specific to mountaineering or will any old alpine ski googles do?
The three of us decided to take the True North Slide
(Ribbon Slide) up the left side of the face of
Gothics. None of us had summited Gothics before, so I
tried to find as much information from VFTT and
adkforum that I could. I found a good aerial shot of
the mountain and some instructions on how...
I’ve been seriously thinking of climbing Gothics this weekend via the Ribbon Slide. How technical is this route? Are mountaineering axes required? Roped belay?
I'm planning a first time trip to Mt. Mansfield this weekend. Are there any campsites on the mountain? I understand that many people use Underhill State Park, but the website says it's closed this time of year.