Archive for January, 2006

Wildcat Mountain - Winter 2006

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Check out the Photos from this trip

Sean, warming up with a cup of Jim Beam at the Carter Notch Hut.On January 21st and 22nd I went on a winter backpacking excursion with Jeff Soriano, Sean Lawless and my brother Jim. Jim and I have been honing our sighted guide hiking skills since he lost his eyesight just over a year ago, and this would be our first 4000+ footer and overnight backpacking trip.

In retrospect, I’d have to say that everything went well and we all had a lot of fun. If I were posting this story from the field (which I technically have the ability to do), the headline would probably read SOS! (more…)