Katahdin beta please ...

“am planning a winter climb of Mt Katahdin in Maine - since I have never been to Katahdin, I would like some beta on Katahdin winter routes - am looking for the least technical route up the mountain.

Thanks and have a swell one > John”

“I can't help you, but I'll bump this to the top in the off chance there's a hiker in the house.”

“I thought it was closed in the winter which is why all the AT hikers have to be done by Oct”

“Ewker, I think only certain trails are closed. Where is Twigeater? She would probably know.”

“hmmmm...who is this person?

Here's a link to the Park's site. Check out the winter regs, and specifically, permits needed for hiking Kathdin in winter. Hikers on VFTT will have first hand experience, so you may want to post there.


http://www.baxterstateparkauthority.com/”

“katahdin rocks. thats all the beta you need. are you an experienced winter mountaineer? if not, id at least suggest doing big-k in non-winter conditions first. oops. too late. well have fun. dont die : )”

“you can day hike in the park 365 days a year...”

“and even more during leap year.”

“am an experienced winter mountaineer/climber, and am aware of all the regulations that the park has put in place.”

“That's cool for the superficial stuff, but are you a member of EBANOTT, SBAEBANOTT, or SWELL? No? Well good for you.”

“Snake Eyes, you forgot TTUACP - though there was no official recruitment thread for that club.

JohnK, if you haven't already found it, this is the link to VFTT
http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/”

“Okay Twig, I just put it on my list of favorites...I have no standards.”

“ok, johnk, knock yourself out”