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http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/alt-news/mount-everest-is-getting-crowded.html I am conflicted. At first I was against it but there are ladders in the Whites and elsewhere. Why not Everest? What say you?

Found this on a friend's web site. This is just what we need. One of these at every trail head. This is too perfect. I can't stop laughing.

This was posted on my OB site today. Thought it was interesting. http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/Google-Trekker-Hikes-Street-View-into-the-Backcountry.html

http://www.tothelastbreath.com Anyone read it yet? I like the video. :)

http://www.kptv.com/story/19094274/man-and-his-dog-rescued-from-mt-hood-ravine This video is better. High drama and "Ranger" is wagging his tail! Happy they are all doing well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2-tXwO2QGM Looks like this "dog dad" takes this very seriously, as do I.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/16/us/alaska-avalanche-victims/index.html?npt=NP1 Hate when this happens.

http://hikesafe.com/index.php?page=full-gear-list Recently after reading the SAR topics and reviewing input from experienced hikers, I have been assessing how I could possibly lighten my load and still "hike safe". When I pack the "recommended gear", I don't find my pack to be ultra light...

This months edition of Nat Geo mag has a lengthy article about Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner's ascent of K2 with no O's. Danger and Desire on the Savage Mountain! Pics are good and I have not read the entire article but what I covered, I like. Wild woman! :cool:

This is most interesting for any who would like to follow the adventure. Pics are great, and if all goes well it will become a film for all to enjoy. :) http://www.alpinezonefilm.com/

This is a most interesting web site. Had never been introduced to Wiggy's outwear and they even have a dog jacket for "arctic conditions". http://wiggys.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=195

This is quite a nice web site. :cool: http://www.meriweatherfieldgear.com/axes.htm I would like an ax like Sir Ernest used. :D I would definitely not want to misplace the hiking stick.

Strange to start the day off today reading the Nepali missing and murdered hiker stories. Scary stuff. I had my very own scary experience yesterday pm while hiking at a state park in central MA with Molly. I arrived at the trailhead at ~2pm and observed a car with a man sitting behind the...

Moderators...please delete if this is not appropriate for our forums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER1PGYe9UZA&feature=player_embedded#!

Found these at Beanie's, So Windsor Ct yesterday. http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/70421?feat=sr They are "fur" fleece lined but not too heavy. Super soft! I doubt you you need thermals in cold temps unless it's bitter cold. GREAT for dog walking, hiking, snowshoeing, etc. Even shopping or...

Has anyone seen this? http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/adventurers-of-the-year/2012/jennifer-pharr-davis/#.Trxhj0NJBD0.tumblr

I am preparing ahead for how I want to spend my REI dividend this coming year. It will be here before we know it. As I get older, I have become more "fearful" of getting injured or lost, something I did not give a whole lot of thought to when I was younger. I would hope to never have to use...

A friend of mine emailed me this today. Thought I would post it in the event any of you "locals" might be interested in attending. There will be a presentation entitled "Studying Mountain Lions" at Hitchcock Center Oct. 26, 7-9 PM. It will be presented by Mark Elbroch, author of several...

Received an email for OR today and I found this. VERTICULTURE! It 's great sight and lots of well written stories by hikers, climbers, etc. They are also very informative. Enjoy! :) http://www.outdoorresearchverticulture.com/category/hiking-and-backpacking/

Beloved to some of us, Rattlesnake Gutter Road in Leverett has a new gutter courtesy of Irene. I think I have her same grizzly determination because it has taken me two hours to get some semblance of 4 pics up on this web site from Picasa. It will only take one and I can't keep two web sites...

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/08/16/pkg.niagara.fall.body.miss.cbc Straddling the railing for a pic. Interesting article about recents deaths at Yose/Niagara/Bushkill falls. On topic with what we have been discussing re:signage and common sense, or lack thereof...