I purchased a ZPacks Hexamid Solo Plus a few years back and it’s a truly outstanding piece of gear….simply awesome! It’s super light and packs very small but that’s not what I like best about the purchase. The removable Cuben Fiber floor is the bonus that came with the tent. They give you an option of […]
Month: June 2016
HIGHEST PEAK EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI – MT. MITCHELL – BLACK MOUNTAINS 2/19/16 To 2/21/16
One of my goals is to summit the tallest peaks East of the Mississippi and possibly before it’s over just maybe all of the peaks East of the Mississippi that are 6,000 feet or higher. I’ve made it to the top of several of them but there were plenty more that were higher and up until […]
Conquering the Tallest Peaks in the East
Even though the tallest peaks in the East are a fraction (in height) of the peaks out West that doesn’t mean they lack the excitement and foul weather that one experiences while summiting them. I’ve been at the base of Mt. Mitchell and Mt. LeConte where it’s sunny and beautiful only to get to the top and find 40-50 […]


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