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Welcome, Don’t Make Yourself Comfortable | Into the Backcountry
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably not going to make your Everest summit bid this year. After all, May “‘tis the season” to get dragged up the world’s highest mountain by a Sherpa. Fear not though, you don’t need … Continue reading
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Hunger Mountain, a Snack-Sized Tour | Into the Backcountry Feb-Mar 2012
An early January rainstorm decimated most of the New England snowpack, and snow was at a premium. Only far-northern Vermont had a fresh six inches of the good stuff, and so I was headed north. Originally the plan was to … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Backcountry Skiing, Into the Backcountry
Tagged crampons, hunger mountain, northern vermont, rock ledges, skis, snow report, snowfield, snowpack, steep pitch, white rocks
