We are very lucky. What a beautiful picture

Agreed on all points here.

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I mentioned knowing how to self-arrest as well, and yeah...it's overkill. Only time I've ever had to do it was in Tucks when I slipped and started sliding down the headwall on my belly....but knowing how definitely made me feel more confident and prevented me from panicking.

Mt. Lafayette isn't mountaineering....it's hiking.

That said, I would not recommend Laffy or the Franconia ridge as a first winter hike for beginners. People die all the time up there during whiteouts. You'd want a really good weather forecast, the right gear, and knowledge on how to navigate a whiteout.

Actual Mountaineering would be something like Kings Ravine, Flume Slide, or Tuckerman's. And if you want to do that you should honestly start with an avalanche safety course, a mountaineering course (they host them all the time), and know how to use crampons and an ice axe (ex: know how to self-arrest with an axe).

It's no joke... last time I was up in Tucks someone died the same day.

I can see it now: Solo hiker goes missing on Mt. Eisenhower, more at 11.

Nice pic. I live here too!

So, the Prius owner killed themselves due to guilt?

Patch sucks.

Not again lol. Another one of these posts in here.

Don’t do it. Avoid death

If you are not experienced please don’t. You are putting our rescuers at risk for a dumb decision.

The Ole I haven't seen it, so it's not a real thing argument.

So children in this state can marry, but children of the same age requesting life saving interventions after lengthy psychological evaluation is, in your opinion, harmful. Ok.

I would second Mt. Pierce. I led an outdoor club trip with high schoolers up there and it was manageable as long as you are well prepared. I suppose that’s all relative… but if you have to ask what that means then you aren’t ready…

lmao all good bro didn’t mean to pry, just cool to see other merrimack locals on here

This bill prevents parents from making medical decisions for their children, which is often done in conjunction with their children.

Unless you’re a psychopath and forcing them to take medication.

Yeah haven’t three people died on that ridge already this winter? Lafayette’s tough in the winter, for me it was tougher than Washington but that really depends on the conditions. Anything above tree line can turn bad quick in the winter, especially on the Franconia Ridge where bad weather comes blind over Cannon

2011 but my sister was 2014… I shan’t specify any further lol

yeah forreal. when did you graduate? i was class of 2014.

I never had him but saw him around at MHS back in the day. Terrible for all involved!

His faculty page on the SAU website says he’s been doing it and employed in Merrimack for 20 years

They disagree that it’s not a choice, they recommend puberty blockers for trans children, the settled science is that it’s an effective form of treatment.

They disagree about the effects of delayed puberty? They disagree with settled science?

The major pediatric association in the country disagrees with you

I know teachers who commute from that region to SNH or the Seacoast.

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If dead NH mountain hikers could talk they would tell you its a bad idea..

"But intelligent people already know..." how anyone can tell they're speaking to an unintelligent person. If I'm an alcoholic from a young age, I lose brain cells early on in life. I also dont develop my brain in the same way nature adapted us to. Why would it be any different with hormone, mind and physique altering medications?

Hormonal changes and medications are know to change sex drives, desires and brain development. So this should be ok to do with kids because one day they decided being a man or woman was not their liking?

Why dont you give them meth since they realised it's easier to have dopamine than a happy life? Once they turn 18 sure, have all the meth and hormones u want, until then, you're risking a childs life based on a whim.