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Pierre Lefebvre (Oncoman) and I will be making a trip into Baxter State Park March 8 thru March 14. We are staying at the Doubletop cabin on Kidney Pond. On the agenda are North Brother, Fort, Mullen, OJI, Barren, and Owl. While there aren’t a lot of folks working on Maine 3ks in winter, this is...

Congratulations Fred! That is quite an accomplishment and a testament to your strength and perseverance! Nicely done. What next...Trailwright's grid?

Date of Hike: 11-29-14 Trail Conditions: Broken out. Unpacked powder. Snow depth about eight inches from trail head to summit Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes Comments: Downes Brook crossing was dicey but doable. Recommend using the logging road bypass as described in the WMG to avoid...

Date of Hike: Saturday, February 8 Trail Conditions: Trail was bare booted part way to Crawford spur trail, unbroken thereafter. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes and poles. Comments: Not much snow down low, perhaps six inches. Once past the Crawford spur trail, new snow depth increased...

Date of Hike: 1/25/14 Trail Conditions: about 12" of consolidated snow; 2" of powder on top of unsupportive crust. A few blowdowns that were easy to deal with. Stream crossing not a problem. Special Equipment Required: snowshoes, carried crampons but didn't need them. Comments: Van and I...

Date of Hike: 1-5-14 Trail Conditions: Trail broken out down low by a couple of skiers. Not broken further up. Sucker Brook crossing frozen, not a problem. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes Comments: Began the hike at the Three Ponds Trailhead on Stintson Lake Rd. About 14" - 16" of snow...

Date of Hike: 1-4-14 Trail Conditions: Trail was unbroken with 12" of powder down low and 16" on the ridge. Stream crossings were not a problem. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes Comments: Van and I began at Stintson Lake at the Three Ponds trailhead. Stintson Lake Road is plowed past the...

Date of Hike: 1-1-14 Trail Conditions: Tremont Trail broken out by Butterbuck, Brunel Trail unbroken. Decent track in place now. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes and poles required. Comments: Thanks to Butterbuck for breaking out the Tremont Trail on Monday! It allowed me to save energy...

Big Congrats to you Fred and to your partners in crime! :D Baxter is a fitting finishing peak. I'm glad you had good conditions this year. It pays to be patient, especially in BSP. Your resume is impressive. I had no idea that you have been working these lists for so long! When do expect to...

Dennis, I'd like to complete the Catskill 35 next year. I might be convinced to finish the ADK100 as well. I don't have any aspirations beyond that, though. The 770 isn't on my radar...

Thanks for the congrats! It was quite an undertaking but provided me with a lot of personal, physical, mental, and spiritual growth along the way. As an added bonus, it was fun too! This endeavor required a fair amount of sacrifice in terms of: Time - Nearly as much time planning as executing...

I found out long ago that the early bird not only gets the worm, he also gets to break trail... :rolleyes:

Woof, woof! :D

Not wanting to waste the final (partial) day of winter, I decided to do a peak I have been putting off for some time, West Sleeper. I’ve been in the area on many occasions; East Sleeper, Tripyramids, and Fool Killer both summer and winter. Somehow, I left West Sleeper as a straggler six times...

I have been unable to find a text version of the forecast on the NWS website. Anyone care to share a link?

Trail Conditions: Trail broken out, good track. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes and poles. Comments: Avalon trail has been well used. A-Z Trail broken out to the col and beyond. We followed it down to the bottom of the ridge where the old snomo trail diverges left. It appears that A-Z...

The National Weather Service announced yesterday that it is considering discontinuing or changing the NH and Maine higher summits forecast. It’s an important resource for hikers/climbers during the winter. Attached is a link to their announcement. They are asking for public feedback before...

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Date of Hike: 12-31-09 Trail Conditions: Trail unbroken, mix of powder snow (little), unsupportive crust (lots), and some boilerplate in the windswept areas up top. Snow depths range from 12" to 18". Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes and poles. Comments: Trail is broken out, crust is...

Date of Hike: 12-19-09 Trail Conditions: Trail packed hard. 4” of snow at the trailhead, 8” at the summit. It’s bare-bootable with traction but a little rough. I used snowshoes. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes or Microspikes/Stabilicers. Comments: Super nice trail, well constructed and...