Ever Gone Backpacking in the Cold and Da rk?

“I have, but not quite like this:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5149897”

“Don't think I'd enjoy that.”

“yeah, they can have it.”

“No one has done reached the North Pole during the brutal months of eternal night with no airdrops of food and no pre-arranged rest stops.

YeeeHaaaawww! I hope they done go ahead and make it.”

“The old adage "They never saw it coming" might apply here.”

“There's a story about them In Outside or Adventure or something.”

“ped, what are you doing entering a backpacking thread on a chatter and fuego forum?”

“LOL! @ Crash.

Actually I start lot more backpacking threads than fuego/chatter threads - it's just that the fuego/chatter threads float a lot better (the gear ones usually sink like stones).”

“that anyone on this forum actually hikes and backpacks?”

“we're just a buncha chatty kathys”

“I just finished the article on this in NG Adventure. Good article. Think about how many batteries you'd have to haul for a 2 month trip.”

“Sounds a bit nippy.”

“40 below, 3 hours of daylight is my record for tent camping. 20 below and 4 hours ski camping.”