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Comment on Finally a pemi-loop: 3 days and 10 summits. by ensonik

ensonik — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:40:15 +0000

Hi Kimball,

Thanks for the comments!

For this trip, TrailNH was pretty much the only source I used. I mostly wanted to be sure I wouldn’t be breaking trail for 20 miles. It turns out that it’s a great resource for this type of solo trip.

As you said, the furnace wasn’t stoked; I was so exhausted that simply ate a Clif bar and went to bed. I’ll remember that as being a big mistake.

The Mountain Hardwear bag I use, I like; but it’s BIG and heavey (you get what you pay for ). When I do decide to bite the bullet and setup a new sleeping system, I’ll definitely be looking into your type of setup.

Comment on Finally a pemi-loop: 3 days and 10 summits. by Kimball

Kimball — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:18:21 +0000

Congratulation on your Pemi-Loop. I love it up there too.

-13F is cold but doable. Perhaps you needed more calories? Gotta stoke the furnace! Also some people are just cold sleepers IMO. Even if I’m comfortable for the first half of the night, I’m often cold by morning. On cold trips I use a double-bag system: a -10 EMS Expedition bag, with a +20 EMS bag inside it. (both down fill). Works well and gives me some flexibility on the temperature range.

Did you use TrailsNH.com to stay up-to-date on the trip conditions?
Nice Trip Report!
-Kimball

Comment on Finally a pemi-loop: 3 days and 10 summits. by George

George — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:18:35 +0000

Sounds like a good trip! I can’t even imagine hiking in weather that cold, although I’d like to try sometime. The coldest I’ve done is a 20-degree night in Zion, and it really wasn’t that bad.

Comment on Finally a pemi-loop: 3 days and 10 summits. by ensonik

ensonik — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:35:48 +0000

Thanks for the comment. You’re right that I still have to work out my sleeping system. I’ve been hiking for just over 1 year, so the equipement I have is still a bit lacking.

Comment on Finally a pemi-loop: 3 days and 10 summits. by PaddlingOtaku

PaddlingOtaku — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:23:44 +0000

Excellent post, I have hiked int he whites, but never this section, and not in winter. Looked like fun. I think you were cold in your bag for two reasons. The Big agnes Insulated Air core is only rated to 15ºF. And the Lamina -30 is a non EN rated bag. which means it probably isn’t a -30 – still it’s probably a -15º – but I think the two combined are why you were cold.

Again, great hike.

Comment on The day I hiked 25km and made not a single summit by ensonik

ensonik — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:35:53 +0000

It was definitely a blast. I like to get to the top of those peaks, but not at any cost. As the old tired saying says, “It’s in the journey …”. That was true on Saturday

Comment on The day I hiked 25km and made not a single summit by @tourpro

@tourpro — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:59:42 +0000

That sounds like a lot of fun. At least you were out there enjoying the elements.