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in reply to: 2007 signups #52691
Sherpa, it’s great to have you. I’m sure you’ll do Wildcat proud and that we’ll see you cruising the peaks again really soon.
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in reply to: Sign Ups are OPEN #52410That’s interesting, Next time Chris checks in, he’ll look into it.
Enjoy Cabot!
in reply to: Tom on Tom! #52447The soil is a little crunchy on Tom. Doesn’t taste very good. 🙄
Looking at last year’s gallery, those folks flew the flag at the western outlook near the bench. I’m sure there is lots of things you can tie your guy lines to if needed. Duct tape is pretty standard material to bring. If your bringing the same pole that you did last year, I don’t think you’ll have a problem at all.
in reply to: 2007 signups #52687Obviously this is something that we’ll focus on during next years meeting. Most people are in favor of no pre-registrations for any group. I can see the logic behind it and it’s quite valid. However for the alternate access peaks(Cannon Washington and Wildcat) I still think it’s a good idea to provide non-hikers and injured hikers a chance to participate.
As for expanding to the 115 and the 770 3’k s, MtnMagic your more than welcome to organize it. 48 is tough enough.
in reply to: 2006 press release by 8/25 #52817Alpinista has always been our sage when it comes to matters dealing with press releases. Many thanks to her for doing this. I can assure you that the matter is in good hands with her.
I do hope however that the press release will not get lost in all the attention that the new “World Trade Center” movie is getting.
in reply to: We’re being interviewed by our local weekly. #52583Thanks Chip for taking part in the interview. If anyone needs additional help, don’t hestiate to direct them to the boards for extra help. We always can use a few more hikers :flag: .
Nice article!
in reply to: 2006 press release by 8/25 #52813PR people????? There’s more than one?
in reply to: 2007 signups #52677Your right Brownie, there are degree’s of favortism. At our very first planning meeting, we decided that the people who showed up there, would get a chance to register first. That was a big mistake on our part. We corrected that with the framework of the sign-up system that we have now. We can manipulate it and this discussion cements the fact that we need to work on the rules governing it. Looks like we have a great topic to debate at next year’s meeting.
One thing that I’ll fight tooth and nail for is the alternate access peaks. Cannon, Washington and Wildcat D will always be made available to non – hikers, veterans and the like.
Sorry Jaytrek my money is on Magic. See if he’ll play you blindfolded.
in reply to: 2007 signups #52669I’m willing to go with most of the arguements that I’m hearing on the lottery system. Jaytrek’s idea is one of forward thinking and we’d foolish not to look ahead and try to think what could be problematic and try to come up with ideas to solve them.
I feel a little opposite on the pre-registration for youth groups. My reasoning for this entails a little bit of personal experience and from what some of the scout-leaders have told me. I was a scout once and the scouting year pretty much follows the school calendar year from September through June. As a scouting unit, I can remember that we did very little together during the summer months since most people went their own way in terms of vacations. Since our signups are usually in mid-July, it’s tough to get a headcount unless you’ve already pre-planned it in May. This happened this year as we had two scoutmasters show up at the meeting and they could give us a real headcount to their group as not everyone had scattered for the summer yet. We also had e-mail correspondence with two other groups prior to the end of June. The timeframe for them just works better to organize their group and where they will be staying in late-May + early June. Waiting until signups start could also cause problems for group with younger scouts who are not as advanced in hiking as we are. No one wants to send young hikers with no experience on a trek above treeline.
This is a memorial event that we are organizing, not the Olympics. We want to try and include as many people as possible. All ages and experience levels. I think the comments that Brownie, Jaytrek and dirt girl are great. It shows we all want this thing to be a little better than the previous year. This is something that we will have a nice disscussion over at the planning meeting next year. Keep your thoughts coming.
in reply to: FREE flag pole #52357My old screen house’s metal frame comes in four foot sections that interlock with each other. Maybe this idea could be of help for you.
in reply to: 2006 Full Coverage!!! #52798We’re hoping its you Amadeus. Mt. Washington has always been a tough one. I don’t recall anyone actually setting something up at the summit proper. Most folks, I gather, have moved around the summit area. It’s your call entirely as to how you wish to fly the flag. If you want to set up something small and then spend your time in the observatory , that’s okay.
I’m not sure exactly how the Cog Railway works and what their schedule is. Please refrain from using the term “rainy weather”. We will have none of that!
Good Luck with the doctors, Keep us posted.
in reply to: 2007 signups #52664Jaytrek’s idea has been the one that we have discussed before. I can’t see that we would do all peaks in this manner. I was thinking more along the lines of leaving 12 peaks in the lottery system, 36 peaks open to all. This is not set in stone by any means but we’re just hoping to get some feedback from participants.
For 2007, We will certainly have the three alternate access peaks available again. (Cannon, Washington, and Wildcat D) We’ve had requests for all three peaks this year by folks who cannot hike this year but do wish to participate.
I also think that we will allow youth groups to pre-register as well.
About 200 miles or so. 3 1/2 hour drive to Lincoln where I will be staying.
in reply to: Weather predictions for Memorial Hike #52632Maybe we should send Brian out west for that weekend. Where do you work again???? :flag:
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