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It brought tears to my eyes when I found out about the stocked cabin nearby had James traveled in a different direction. He was a hero and put up a hell of a fight with the resources given. My prayers go out to his family. I have learned from this tragety and I'm sure many others have as...

Pretty sad story.... I really fear heights. During a Yosemite trip five or six years ago I chose not to climb Half Dome via the mentioned cables....I was embarrassed as I waited at the base for my friends to summit (good guys--they never teased me). From time to time since then I've...

I'm off work until Monday...A few other threads mention a traverse attempt. I've been throwing around the idea of hiking up Valley Way on Thursday and camping at the tent sites near tree line. Getting an early start on Friday and heading towards George. May get over the old guy or end up in...

Seeing the MSR threads reminded me of a problem I have with a pair of snowshoes. I the Denali Ascents. The heel lift on one shoe keeps collapsing. Stays up for 10 yards or so on steep terrain then falls down...irkes me just a bit to keep it polite here. This original problem occured two...

I don't really hike much in the Summer, so I like to check in with VFFT when it starts to get cold....Sorta motivates me to get out and make the 570 mile drive from Maryland to Pinkham, or 552 miles to the Appalachia PL. Guess I started hiking in the late 90's and found my little peice of...

Good deal on Scarpa Freney's at BD Since the Whites are mostly bald of snow, I'm wasting my time window shopping. Checkout some of the deals at BD. The Freneys and the Gemini head lamp deal aren't bad. http://www.bdel.com/php/specials.php?gear=alpinism&id=216