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Following the BOEING 737-MAX8 grounding has made me realize how similar plane accidents are similar to Lost Hiker incidents. Typically a series of poor decisions leading to a tragic event. Lots of speculation by non-participants with biases and agendas. Facts / report take a long time to be...

I had an interesting encounter with a smallish bear this Saturday & I am not sure if I did the right thing. The USFS officers later told me he is a two year old male that they are aware of. I hiked in Friday night from Lincoln Woods TH and camped off of the Franconia Brook Trail, after the...

A recent TR called Big Bickford a Class 1 bushwhack. I had never seen that term used before for a BW. I am a novice at bushwhacking and so only have a few points of reference for difficulty. Also, among the VFTT posters with obvious BW experience, there seems to be a disposition towards...

The Mt Clinton thread and a recent Facebook thread about Lincoln Brook Trail had me thinking about trails that are for the more adventurous. Obviously this is very subjective based on your route finding abilities. Also it is not a static list since trails that may have been a challenge in the...

I have been following the NNN BC bindings post avidly and want to ask a related question. Does anyone have any experience with, or an informed opinion, on this ski? HOK ski. It is marketed as a niche ski for accessing the back country and I am definitely in the target market. My winter...

California responders suing teen hikers for recovery costs

The Presi-Dry Wilderness has sections of the Dry River Trail, Rocky Branch Trail and Isolation Trail that were severely damaged and are currently unpassable. These trail sections need to be repaired, relocated or decommissioned. [emphasis added]...

I am in the early stages of planning a winter trip to BSP. Ideally, it would be two nights at Chimney Pond [no summiting] with a night at Roaring Brook on both ends as well. So the mileage looks to be ~8.5 miles to from Abol Bridge to Roaring Brook and ~3.5 miles with ~ 1500 elevation gain to...

http://seattlebackpackersmagazine.com/hope-on-the-horizon-beyond-crawford-notch/ The group has a compelling back story for their trip but this paragraph really amused me. "Like Isolation, Owl’s Head was very difficult to reach, requiring a round trip of nearly 16 miles from the Garfield Ridge...