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Not much information, but here's the link to the brief report from IMG: http://www.mountainguides.com/everest-south10.shtml

Able to grab a day "off", I decided to climb Saddleback and the Horn with my friend Shrink Rap. The weather forecast was good, with summit temps in the teens and a mostly clear day. Well, it was mostly clear--clear mostly everywhere around EXCEPT on the summits of the mountains. We got started...

Very helpful and pleasant Saddleback ski personnel suggested Grey Ghost to Tricolor trails for ascent. Hike up was quick to treeline. The summit was socked in, very limited visibility of 10-15 feet and 50-60 mph winds, mildly cool temperatures. Because of the visibility we couldn't find the...

Those familiar with Maine Firewarden's trails should be told that this isn't really one of those--it's MUCH more gradual. The lower portions are pretty clear, and good walking, too. As you head up after the bridge there are varying amounts of ice and snow on the trail, with some indications of...

With winter (at least OFFICIAL winter) fast waning, what's a fella to do when he'd like to finish his winter 4K's before a big birthday? Well, with the weather forecast for St. Patty's Day being nearly perfect, and with all his friends working :p , there's not a much better choice than a solo...

Date: Sunday March 1st Route: Firewarden's Trail up and down Trail Conditions: Untraveled since at least before the last major snowstorm, and perhaps earlier. There was a warm weather crust on the surface much of the time, with another crust a few inches lower. We had to break trail the entire...

Has anyone been on the Bigelows recently? I'm wondering particularly about the condition of the Firewarden's Trail. I've always climbed it with snowshoes and had no problem, but I haven't been there in a while.

Will be in the neighborhood this weekend and wondering if anyone's hiking anything in Baxter on Sunday?

This from the Oct. 6 Portland Press Herald: STRATTON -- Members of the Maine Warden Service are in the woods here looking for two hikers, reported lost late last night. A state police dispatcher said a call came into the Augusta barracks from a family member of one of the hikers, reporting they...

Having missed Saturday’s beautiful weather (at least it was on the coast), I couldn’t pass again on Sunday. There are a few nice things about climbing Mount Caribou in Evans Notch: I first climbed it many years ago; it was one of my kids’ early hikes; and there are GREAT Views From The Top...

Sunday, February 24th. Trail Conditions: Crawford Path was like a concrete sidewalk from the Clinton Road parking lot to treeline. From treelkine to Eisenhower there were significant wind drifts that required snowshoes (although a couple people did bareboot it). Snowshoe crampons were...

Banff Film Fest is coming to Merrill Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 12th. Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 7:30. Let's meet at the Great Lost Bear, Forest Ave, anytime after 5 or so. That way we can celebrate together with elbow bending exercises (and food) and still get to the show in...

World's shortest TR: What BigEarl said a couple days ago, but in the opposite direction. :D Photos here.

Our group of six headed into Baxter State Park on January 11th for a four day weekend and a climb of Baxter and Hamlin Peaks. Parking: We parked in the sand pit up behind the Abol Bridge store, not in the big lot across the Golden Road. The BPS ranger told us the pit is the last place to be...

Last minute event! Get your tickets now before they're all gone! Either that or show up at Uncle Billy's Barbeque around 6 p.m. next Wednesday, December 12th, for a pleasant evening with good company. Rumor has it there is likely to be an out-of-state guest in attendance (can't say she's "from...

First it was supposed to be last March, but I fell just a tiny bit short of the Redington summit, I figure about a tenth of the hike. So I've spent the summer stuck at 66.9. (Here's the TR.) Then it was supposed to be Saturday, but it looked like cold rain and I'm a rain wimp, so I changed it to...

Well, after all these months I'm finally ready to take it from 66.9 to 67 :D New England 4Ks. The plan is to leave from the AT crossing on the CVR around 8:30 a.m. I'll probably be pulling in late-ish on Friday and camping along the CVR, so that I don't have to get up wicked early on Saturday...

We all get a little banged up from time to time, and sometimes it even makes us skip a hike or two. But everyone here knows about SherpaK's accident, how he was much more than a little banged up, the setbacks he's had, and how long it's been since he did a hike. Well, everybody cheer, because...

Having done a search for "insoles" and "inserts", I'm wondering what insoles are good for heel discomfort caused by fast (for me) downhill walking and all the heel pounding it involves. Are Spencos still the way to go? I've heard about something called Superfeet or something like that...

Well, it IS in Portland, but I didn't want to be too exclusionary! So, after a break of about a year and a half, it's time to have another VFTT Maine beer night. May 24th looks good, but we should start around 5:30 so that we can claim an area of the bar. What bar? Oh, the Great Lost Bear...