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just got back from non-hiking vacation to new zealand. did some easy hikes in the mt cook area and looked at old timey photos of the first folks to summit. peaked my curiousity about the mt (but not enough to buy a book on the subject).... i know it is 10k elevation. has anyone on the site...

i am completely unfamiliar with adk area hiking and am planning a 3 or 4 day wkd day-hiking trip end of april. i was wondering if adk-ers could suggest some trails/peaks of interest. we are experienced four season nh hikers and are comfortable with 15 mile day hikes, but for multiple consecutive...

i am completely unfamiliar with adk area hiking and am planning a 3 or 4 day wkd day-hiking trip end of april. i was wondering if adk-ers could suggest some trails/peaks of interest. we are experienced four season nh hikers and are comfortable with 15 mile day hikes, but for multiple consecutive...

so here is a strange question.... i hiked camels hump via monroe for the first time 2/1/06. about a 3/4 mile to 1/2 mile from the summit the snow was riddled with fleas!!! at first i thought they were poppy seeds but upon closer inspection saw fleas!! i assumed there was some poor flea-ridden...

i will be in stowe vermont next week--thursday, friday, and saturday. i plan to hike either mt mansfield or camels hump on any one of those days and would love to find a hiking partner. i am unfamiliar with hiking these vermont peaks and would love to hear suggestions on best winter trail...

have been looking into getting a new 3000-4000 cubic cm pack and would prefer a "lightweight" model, to be used for winter 4k dayhikes and 2-3 day backpacks. the waistbelts on many of the ultralight models seem flimsy or the packs don't seem to handle the same weight loads as "regular" packs...