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This has been my best peakbagging winter. I'd like to get one more. My next (and last) opportunity to bag a winter 4000-footer this season will be on Saturday, March 20. I need to be done by 1:32 PM. Sunrise is at 6:50 AM. The candidates are: Cannon Flume Hancocks Kinsmans Lafayette Lincoln...

Veteran Adirondack Hikers: We'll be visiting the Adirondacks for the first time next month. We'll be staying in Lake Placid and anticipate having two days for hiking. We're all fit, experienced White Mountains hikers. Please help me to select hikes by telling me your favorite hike in the...

Saturday was a beautiful day for a little winter tune-up hike to Kearsarge North, during which I was reminded that I need better mittens for my chronically cold hands. Does anybody know where I can buy Dachstein or Ortovox boiled wool mittens, or equivalent?

We'll be staying in Verona, NY for the weekend. Are there any good dayhikes nearby? I don't want to do a lot of driving.

Today's Conway Daily Sun reports that on July 19, a 63 year old Maine woman took the wrong turn descending the Jewell Trail and got lost. Her husband, traveling slower than her, did not make the same mistake and reported her missing after completing the hike. NH Fish & Game located her and...

Click for story describing huts, campsites and lodges of the AMC, which claims a capacity of 2,200 visitors a night during peak season.

Today's Conway Daily Sun reports that a 47 year old solo male hiker was rescued from the Wildcat Ridge Trail on June 19 after falling 20 feet and injuring his knee. AMC and F&G were involved in the rescue, which took about five hours. I can't link to the story, since this content is available...

The legendary Limmer Bootmakers are moving. Their 158 year old building is for sale. The plan is to move in to the nearby Ragged Mountain building.

An ice climber was rescued by a local guide after falling on Frankenstein Cliff. Click here for story from Union Leader.

From today's Conway Daily Sun: 4/28/2006 Hurricane Mountain and Bear Notch Roads are open Lloyd Jones BARTLETT—The answer to the most popular question at Bartlett Town Hall this month is yes — Bear Notch Road and Hurricane Mountain Road have opened for the season. Spring has officially...

What is this structure on Middle Sister? There is some electronic equipment inside.

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4/1/2006 Mount Washington site of new Target Supercenter Rock Blastin NORTH CONWAY—Plans have been approved to level Mount Washington to make way for a new Target Supercenter. “Brown and Root Contracting is happy to help shoppers in the state of New Hampshire by removing an impediment like...

...of interest to anybody who cares about environmental issues: Goodbye, Gale

Does anybody know if the Highland Center has coin showers like Pinkham?

Two products have recently gotten my attention: SteriPEN and Packtowl . I'm interested in opinions from anybody who has owned or used these products.

There have been a few threads here at the beginning of the new year looking back and looking forward. Here's another one: What was your most physically demanding hike (or any other outdoor activity) of 2005? I bring this question up because mine was a little unusual in that it had zero...

Subscribers to Appalachia already know what I am about to write. Everybody else is urged to buddy up with a subscriber so you can read the Winter/Spring 2006 issue, which includes a mother lode of holiday gifts for outdoor enthusiasts. A sampling: "The 4,000-Footers in Winter" by Timothy...

A couple of recent threads here have focused on guys doing things fast; specifically the Everest and Cave Dog threads. They reminded me of this old video of the late, infamous Dan Osman gaining elevation briskly. I thought some of you might find it entertaining. Faster is not necessarily...