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    Thanks for the info !

    Thanks for the info !
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    Do someone know if there is a few...

    Do someone know if there is a few official/unofficial tentsites option at Poplar Ridge Shelter ? Can't find any infos. I'm supposed to camp there next weekend.

    Thanks !
  3. Thread: Kestrel 48?

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    I have a Kestrel 58 with over 150 miles with it...

    I have a Kestrel 58 with over 150 miles with it and love it so far. Good weight distribution. One negative point is that, for me, the waist belt is quite difficult to access while wearing the pack.
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    I have a new pair of insulated Vasque Snowburban...

    I have a new pair of insulated Vasque Snowburban UL with little over 30 miles in them, hiking and snowshoe in eastern Canada. So far they are really comfortable and my feets stayed toasty warm.
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    Thanks guy. Just bought insulated boots - Vasque...

    Thanks guy. Just bought insulated boots - Vasque Snowburban. Will try them soon on the mountain after the break-in period
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    Thanks guys for answers. I was thinking about the...

    Thanks guys for answers. I was thinking about the Vasque Snowburban UltraDry with 400g Thinsulate. Do someone have experience with them ? Would they be enough for hiking the White ? I have Vasque...
  7. Thread: Winter boots

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    Winter boots

    Which type of boots do you use/recommend for winter hiking/snowshoeing, for conditions that we can encounter for exemple in the Whites in winter ? Thanks,
  8. This trekking is certainly on my to-do list. Hope...

    This trekking is certainly on my to-do list. Hope to have the chance to do it one day
  9. Thanks ! I have done a few hikes in the Whites...

    Thanks ! I have done a few hikes in the Whites (Lafayette/Lincoln/Adams/Washington), can't wait to do the Presidential !
  10. Presidential traverse 3 days, 2 nights, staying at huts

    I’m starting slowly to prepare my presidential traverse for next june. We would like to bag all peaks of the presidential (11 peaks I think?) and to do it in 3 days, 2 nights, and to stay at huts at...
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    There's someone currently on Everest, first one...

    There's someone currently on Everest, first one since last year earthquake.BTY, great movie in IMAX 3D.
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    What about a 1 or 2 days hike in the Whites in...

    What about a 1 or 2 days hike in the Whites in the weekend of october 10-11-12 ? Should it be attempted if I have no specific winter gears (except clothing) ? I could check the weather before hiking,...
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    Have new Vasque St-Elias (little over 80 miles in...

    Have new Vasque St-Elias (little over 80 miles in them), no break-in, waterproof and really comfortable but little narrow for the toes.
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    This is truly a special and unique trail. Very...

    This is truly a special and unique trail. Very demanding, my girlfriend is quite small so there is some places that were a little creepy for her. (And for me looking at her lol). The view was really...
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    Finally went up by chimney pond and then...

    Finally went up by chimney pond and then cathedral. What a hike cathedral trail! It tooks us more than 3 hours of "climbing". Unfortunately we couldn't see anything up there because it was too cloudy...
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    Thanks, I only wanted to have a approximation to...

    Thanks, I only wanted to have a approximation to determine my early start, since I have 6 hrs of car to do after my hike to go back home!
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    weather seems promising so far for my sunday...

    weather seems promising so far for my sunday katahdin hike, I know that its dépends on the conditions and my own pace, but what would be a "normal" time, or a "book time" for this hike assuming that...
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    It would have been nice! However I have no...

    It would have been nice! However I have no reservation at Chimney pond or roaring brook campground, I'll stay at big moose in, a campground 45 min. for the beginning of the trail at roaring brook....
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    I would be better to go down by saddle trail and...

    I would be better to go down by saddle trail and chemney pond if weather's not good ?
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    Thanks for the infos guys I’m suppose to hike...

    Thanks for the infos guys
    I’m suppose to hike Katahdin this weekend, my parking lot reservation is done. Will go up Chimney Pond, then Cathedral trail, up there I will see how good is the weather,...
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    I'm not a expert but I have done a few hikes in...

    I'm not a expert but I have done a few hikes in the Whites and I found them relatively "easy". ( Loop Lincoln-Lafayette, mt Adams, mt washington). I guess the Katahdin look like the last section of...
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    best way up to Kathadin summit

    Hi,

    I would like to know what would be the more beautiful and enjoyable way to go up Kathadin. I think that the Abot trail is the more popular. Do you think the Knife Edge trail is worth doing...
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    I have a Garmin GPSMAP 60Cx and I hike the Mt...

    I have a Garmin GPSMAP 60Cx and I hike the Mt Adams this weekend by the Air Line trail and down by Valley Way. On many internet sites they give 14,5km and my GPS gave me 11.1km. I never lost signal...
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    Thanks for answers guys, I thinking about taking...

    Thanks for answers guys, I thinking about taking the road early tomorrow toward the Whites so that I can hike the loop tomorry in a sunny day If I begin the hike at around 11am, will I be ok to...
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    Loop Lafayette-Lincoln

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    I have a 1 week vacation and I'm heading to the Whites on saturday (tomorrow) and the weather forecast doesn't seems great.
    I would like to do the loop Lafayette-Lincoln and I'm asking...
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