Standing Indian Mountain 5500 ft above the world

It was a short day for us, all we had to do was to climb Standing Indian Mountain and head to the shelter we would have hit other day.  8.5 miles to Carter Gap Shelter from Deep Gap with just a mountain in between us, easy day.  The four of us headed out each at … Continue reading Standing Indian Mountain 5500 ft above the world

The hero of zero day

With the bad weather impending it became quite apparent wet weren't the only ones that got off the trail. Upon checking in at the Sapphire Inn, wet quickly noticed some of our friends that had taken the same opportune moment to escape as well. Sharing stories and talking we caught up on each others past … Continue reading The hero of zero day

Flash Flood

I awoke to the sound of heavy rain, checking my watch I knew it was early, at 4 am.  It didn't take long to fall back asleep from the previous days climb.  Awaking again at 6:30 I packed up all the things in my tent into my bag and headed for the shelter. There I … Continue reading Flash Flood

Thieves and murders

We awoke early in the hostel. Refreshed from our miserable day before. We ate breakfast and stretched.  Apparently someone in the night or evening went through our bags and stole food and other items. My knife, drink mixes, snacks, candy and possible some cash went missing, all of this was discovered throughout the day unfortunately.  … Continue reading Thieves and murders

Two brothers, a friend, and the bear

The day started off in a monumental way, gear resupplied, full bellies, and sun. We caught the shuttle back to Addis gap and this is when our day started do take its turn into the adventure we had.  Just a few hundred yards up the service road, a tree had fallen across the road and … Continue reading Two brothers, a friend, and the bear

Small Views and Small Beers

Waking up to find Kevin had been bit was quite comical that very cold damp morning.  All of us were groggy and tired from our restless, mice infested night of sleep.  What little dry clothes we had were getting damp from our underwear and base layers.  Kevin who has now started to call himself Thunder … Continue reading Small Views and Small Beers