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Misadventures of Dave

They say that we learn more from our mistakes than from our successes.  To assist everyone in the learning process Dave has a blog of his misadventures, mistakes and errors in judgment.

The most recent describes Dave’s hike up Ingalls Pass, Washington in October in a growing snowstorm.

Despite making camp preparations and carrying [...]

11th Annual Winter Camping Symposium

The 11th  Midwest Winter Camping Symposium will be held at Camp Iduhapi, in the Minneapolis, MN area October 23-25.  The event will  feature winter outdoor camping films, skills presentations,work shops, winter tent tour, cooking demonstrations, equipment discussion, and equipment swap. At last year’s event at Ely, MN there were 200+ attending with over 30 winter [...]

Hiking the Appalachian Trail in the Winter

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail stretches 2,178 miles from Maine to Georgia,  and each summer thousands of backpackers flock to it to hike some or all of it.  Few try hiking it during the winter.

Britain’s Chris West and his friend, Dan, report on their three day hike of a portion of the AT [...]

Some of WinterCampers.com

Front row: Len (The FireMaster), Rob

Back row: Mark, Jim, Matt, Jason