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CINDERSMOM and I are staying at Little Lyford and Gorman Chairback Lodges next week for a few nights. We would like to snowshoe from one lodge to the other via the Rim trail along the West Branch of the Pleasant River (Gulf Hagas). Has anyone done this hike in the winter and is the river...

This past week while hiking with microspikes I had one of the links open up enough to come loose and detach itself from the little spike. I was able to re-attach the link but it came off a couple of more times during the hike. I didn't have a tool strong enough to perform a field repair and...

Road to Zealand is still open. The trail was very muddy in lots of places. There is a trace amount of snoww above 3000 ft. We bushwhacked up one way and came down a different way. We went from the summit over to the ledges. Views were awesome, wonderful day. No special equipment needed...

What are the best, above tree line, winter shell pants? I like full side zips for ease of entry but that's not absolutely necessary. I like to save money but I also know that "best" quite often means highest price. In the last three weeks we have hiked Adams and Washington and have seen some...

We are brand new to pulling Pulks (Pulkkes) and thought about using some glide wax. Do people wax their pulks? Do you think it might make the pulling easier if I put some glide wax on the pulks or is this a sissy question?

Below is our chosen route to take with a small party this winter, We would rather not break miles of trail (some would be fine though). What do others think, or what is your preferred route to Adams in the Winter? Tried a search but, no luck. UP: Valley Way, Scar, Air Line Down: Lowe’s Path...

While hiking up to Mt. Isolation I had an unexpected encounter on the Rocky Branch Trail. My wife and dog were a bit out front when a large bird strutted out into the middle of the trail and stood right in front of me, about 10 feet away. We had a stare down for about 15 or 20 seconds when I...

I read some threads mentioning screwboots and am considering trying it out. My question is; does anyone have any experience with using snowshoes while wearing screwboots? Could the screwboots potentially damage or weaken the snowshoes? Thanks, OMW

I am on vacation next week and am hoping to get in a special hike. I would like to try a Zealand - Bonds traverse but need some friends for the shuttle. The weather looks good for Wednesday 2/28 and I am hoping for that day. Anyone interested?? Nancy (Oldmanwinters wife)

While snowshoeing into Isolation on Saturday I had a very inconvenient equipment failure near the junction of the Rocky Branch and Isolation Trails. On my Denali Evo's, the little pin (with ring and washer) that holds the binding and crampon to the Snowshoe base disappeared (this is also the...

Thinking about Mt Cabot for Sunday and would like to use the Mt Cabot Trail. I read an older article that the Mt Cabot trail should not be used until a land owner access issue was cleared up. I see in the VFTT "Trail Conditions" that others have used the trail this winter. Can anyone shed any...

Went to do Mt Pierce (and maybe Mt Eisenhower) on Monday 1/16/06 with my wife and our Lab, CINDERSMOM and Cinder. Temp at the trail head was about 3 degrees with a strong wind. We never made it because Cinder started shivering and made it known she had enough and wanted to turn around. Cinder...