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Sad news from Rainier. All too common tragedy - disoriented and lost near Paradise in a white-out. http://blog.thenewstribune.com/adventure/2011/12/14/new-york-man-brian-grobois-apparently-got-lost/

Good news for those who like track skiing near the Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area in the Adirondacks. Garnet Hill sold in bankruptcy and will reopen: http://www.timesunion.com/business/a...ls-2398605.php

Finally feels like winter! A few inches of snow at lower elevations, at most 5 at the summit. Plenty of ice and standing water on the snowmobile and summit trails today. Microspikes worn for the descent from Hurricane Ledge. Beautiful sunny day with Venus and Jupiter lighting up the night sky...

Minimal blowdown from Irene on the Devil's path from Prediger Rd. to Stony Clove. Eleven or twelve trees across the entire trail with only one large one near the (usually) dry creek bed on Plateau a few hundred feet up from Mink Hollow.

From July 4 – 7 John MacInnes and I climbed Mt. Rainier via Ptarmigan Ridge, a grade IV north side route that thwarted our efforts in 2008. We saw no others for 3 days on the mountain, except for a momentary glimpse of another party’s headlamps high on an adjacent ridgeline. Enroute, we camped...

Hiked the Pine Hill-West Branch trail on 8-8-10 from Lost Clove trailhead to Biscuit Brook, and then biked back to Lost Clove on Slide Mt. Rd. The trail is overgrown in less-traveled spots, especially on Haynes Mt., but overall in good shape. No water until the stream crossing on the descent...

I'll be spending time with the family in New London, N.H. over the holiday weekend and would like to get some early morning exercise. I see Mt. Kearsarge is nearby. But the trail distances and elevation gains are on the diminutive side, at least starting from Rollins State Park. I've never...

I'm always looking for good hike/bike combinations in the Catskills. Preferably new ones. Today, I did the Escarpment trail from Windham to North Point (near North-South Lake) and then the Haines Falls trail (yellow markers) back to Schutt Rd., where I had stowed my bicycle in the morning...

For reasons I cannot comprehend, I'm trying to build up courage to repeat the foolishness of hiking the Devil's Path and biking back to the start in a day. I failed 2/3 of the way through the bike ride last year. A few weeks ago, I did the first half (Prediger Rd. to Stony Clove) without much...

(OK - I think I fixed the link to the photos) Bring skis and stay flexible about climbing objectives. That was the sage advice we partly followed on our recent trip to the Alaska Range. We regretted our slow, cumbersome (and less safe) travel on snowshoes. But we did have the good sense to...

Hiked 1/2 the Devil's Path today under beautiful blue skies. The trail is mostly dry and snow free. The exception is the long continuous section along the top of Plateau, which still has 2 feet of snow. Reasonable going today with only a few post holes but the ridge could be trouble for a few...

Took a quick hike up Mt. Tremper this afternoon. The trail is bare for the first mile and a half (occasional snow and ice patches), and deep snow higher up (18" - 24"). I switched to snowshoes for the last mile to the firetower and was glad to have them in the soft snow. Trail is basically a...

This sad news was discreetly referenced in another thread here. Because the name of the deceased has been released, I thought it appropriate to start another one. Two hikers became lost in the Blackhead Range over the weekend. One was rescued this morning (Mon.), but the other was not located...

FYI - after I broke yet another crampon on my Lightning Ascents (4th time) this weekend (on a packed trail!), the good customer service folks at MSR confirmed that Evo Ascent bindings will fit the Lightning Ascents. MSR agreed to provide one EA binding free under warranty and a second one for...

Last year the South Meadows Rd. was blocked at Adk. Mt. Loj Rd. Anyone know whether the barriers are in place again this year?

The recent thread on the pros and cons of today's snowshoes inspired me to unearth my beloved Sherpas, still in great shape after 20 years, but equipped with a binding that can slowly reduce even a lumberjack to tears. The Dremel cleanly removed the rivets holding the old bindings in place...

Not sure if links to trip reports on other sites are acceptable here, but this is the most stunning photo trip report I've ever seen. Just had to share it: 430 miles by foot and raft in Wrangell-St. Elias NP: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169211

A last minute decision to hike the Devil's Path meant I would have no partner and no car spot at the end. Could I spot a bicycle on Spruceton Road and ride back to Prediger Road in a day? Only one way to find out. After narrowly missing a coyote who dashed in front of my car, I stashed a...

I was in N.H. over the holiday weekend to see my niece in summer stock (Barn Playhouse in New London - don't miss it if you're in the area!). I needed some exercise, but the forecast was for showers and thunder storms. Scouting the map for safer, lower peaks where I might have some protection...

DEC Commissioner Grannis has ordered Old Mountain Road (north side of Pitchoff Mt.) open to motorized traffic, including snowmobiles. Not the final word on this controversy by any means, but should be of concern to skiers (Jackrabbit trail) and ice climbers. Link to Albany Times Union story...