[FlingWingFlyer]

I spent my entire working life outside. It baffles me why these Snowflakes and Zeros are so obsessed with climbing up big rocks and falling off. That’s some weird stuff.

[RoosterRedux]

I used to hike mountains in the winter when I lived in Vermont. Part of the thrill is having to pick every step carefully.

If I still had access to cold mountains, I would love to train with telemark skies. As it was, I used snow shoes and crampons.

In retrospect, I probably did some pretty stupid things.

[Mount Athos]

I agree.

Many winter hikers do fine some number of times and assume that means they will always be fine.

Then that one time conditions change more and faster than they ever dreamed possible and that’s it for them

[dragnet2]

The snowflakes think mountains, wilderness and backcountry are safe amusement parks. In fact in San Bernardino Cty, they made people buy “Adventure passes” just to hike around the mountains/forest. No joke.

[Scarpetta]

Hiked in the Pocono Mountains. A beaver built a dam and flooded a few good acres, stymying our egress. Took us about 8 hours to find our way out. Thank God it was summertime or we may have been goners.