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Hello old friends! After a six-month hiatus that I mostly spent recreating on two wheels, I got away with my wife for a week in Acadia National Park. The forecast on the day of our departure was for rain every day, including Hurricane Lee towards week's end. OK, not ideal, but we made do with...

Dear VFTT.org Members, It is time for me to move on, and thus I am in the process of transferring ownership, maintenance, and administration to a third party. It has been my pleasure to serve as the administrator for VFTT for these past 10 years, and I will stick around to help with the...

https://explorersweb.com/kristin-harila-summits-makalu-breaks-record/ Tim

Grid Finishers 2021 #105Pete Osler Jan 3Moosilauke #106Elizabeth Wohler Stowe Feb 12Lincoln #107Steve Corcoran Apr 10Jackson #108Scott Bruns Apr 14Garfield #109Zachary Porter...

https://www.wmur.com/article/tuesday-january-15th-the-hubbard-brook-experimental-forest/25859012 Tim

Well, after watching 14 Peaks and The Alpinist, Netflix recommended The River Runner which is the kayaking equivalent of these other two. Not as gripping as The Alpinist but enjoyable and with a high "pucker factor". Tim

Acadia has long been a bucket list item for me, and last week, my wife and I were able to spend 5 days there, visiting most of the checkbox places, while avoiding most of the deluge of Hurricane Larry. Day 1: We traversed Cadillac Mountain from the North Ridge Trail to the South Ridge Trail...

https://www.nhpr.org/post/what-expect-trails-summer Tim

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A skier was located buried under 13-feet of snow after rescuers searched for the missing man in the Ammonoosuc Ravine in New Hampshire https://patch.com/new-hampshire/across-nh/missing-skier-was-found-dead-after-being-buried-avalance...

From Hiker Ed: Grid Finishers 2020 Name Date Final Peak #91 Bob Watkins Jan 13 West Bond #92 Rachel Ball Feb 9 Cannon Mt. #92 Rich Gamble...

The forecast said "Presi Day" and Lincoln was a president, so, this morning I gathered up the one other hiker in my family willing to leave the house at 3am and hike 2 hours in the dark, and we were rewarded with a hike to remember! Happy New Year, Tim & Gryffin

I have, for the last several years, been a fan of Columbia Bugaboots - the Bugaboot III/XTM model in particular. Reasons I like this boot: * 600g (rated)/-65 degree * Fits my foot very nicely * The only boot in a size 13D that cleanly pivots through the opening in all four pairs of my...

OK, I am "inspired" to write a trip report. My last one was when I finished my winter Trailwrights in March of 2020, before everyone got slapped with the stay-at-home order from early spring. Since that time I have resumed my pursuit of the grid. Well, almost. I needed about 70 peaks to...

https://www.wmur.com/article/mount-washington-cog-railway-running-on-weekends-holiday-periods-this-winter/34852595 Tim

Rock climber Emily Harrington has become the first woman, and fourth person, to free-climb the Golden Gate route on Yosemite National Park’s 3,000-foot granite wall in a single day. https://www.wmur.com/article/woman-free-climbs-yosemites-el-capitan-in-a-single-day/34610967 Tim

U.S. Forest Service - White Mountain National Forest White Mountain National Forest Implements Fire Restrictions September 25, 2020 – The White Mountain National Forest will implement fire restrictions beginning Friday, September 25. These restrictions allow fires only in U.S. Forest Service...

My Stratos 40 is looking pretty sad. Recommended replacement is the Kestrel 38, but it's not obvious to me how to attach snowshoes - and I am partial to a vertical orientation. (I am asking now, since Osprey is done making masks and back in the repair business and it's no longer necessary to...

Hello Members and Guests! www.vftt.org has been migrated to a newer, cheaper, and faster hosting company, located much closer to the majority of you. As such, it should be noticeably faster. (A2 Hosting, if you are curious, in Michigan) I have also upgraded it to the final version of the...

4/12/20: New COVID-19 Temporary Rule …. Four Thousand Footer Committee Statement The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, and after further consultation with AMC leadership, effective Monday, April 13 and continuing until the authorities in each state have lifted stay-at-home orders, we will...