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I completed a Winter Bonds Traverse two weeks ago,one of the toughest and most remote winter hikes in the White Mountains. I was accompanied by four other very strong hikers: Ron, Craig, Larry, and Garret, who hike together regularly and were nice enough to let me join them. A Winter Bonds Traverse includes a minimum of three peaks on the …

Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) is a grid system that describes a person’s location in the backcountry.  It is wonderfully simple to understand and use because: It is intuitive –  it’s concepts can be understood quickly It can be easily self-taught Young hikers grasp this system easily A location on a map can be quickly determined.  It is a selection option …

I finished the Trailwrights 72 peakbagging list last week on Mt Guyot, one of my favorite 4,000 footers in the White Mountains. I still have 36 hours of trail work to complete to get the Trailwright’s patch (72 hours are required), but I’ll finish that next spring when trail work season starts up again. I am really going to miss …

I know a lot of hikers who carry an emergency blanket or some kind of heat-reflective bivy sack with them on long day hikes just in case they need to unexpectedly spend the night out or to stay warm if they’re injured. I’ve never found these products to be very practical because they’re so flimsy. What about you? Do you …