Boott Spur

tMail, Agent 007, Spanky and mutha tackled the Tuckerman Ravine -> Boott Spur-> Boott Spur Link loop.

tMail's Trip Report (pics here):

1. Excellent weather for a mid November hike.
2. Spanky the wonder dog can and will eat anything...almond butter....mmmmm
3. Agent 007 has requested MD to gather all the White stones on the cairns that look like marble.
4. Seeing Dodge's Drop for the first time since April...WOW
5. To Mutha's point when moisture is controlled and managed...life is easy, but when it is not it is fun to use all your gear.
6. Jetboil continues to perform
7. Bad Boy looks like it was struck with a bomb on in the eastern snowfield.
8. The descent off Boott Sput back to Hermits Lake shelter doesn't have a name.
9. Finding a flip flop on that trail.
10. The trail chatter of Lord of the Rings was excellent.
11. The MadDog 2010 is going to be spectacular
12. The Carter Moriah Traverse is going to be like walking into Middle Earth.

Mutha's Trip Report (pics here):

• Spanky The Wonder Dog finds being lifted down boulders to be personally insulting.
• tMail's JetBoil works as well as The PM's.
• A rare day on that mountain where special gear isn't needed.
• Friday's are quiet on the Tuckerman Ravine trail. The mountain was empty.
• The pace was kept modest for Agent 007 and Spanky. It's is amazing how the slightly lower intensity makes a huge difference in perspiration, fatigue and pains.
• tMail and I discussed at length the logistics of the MadDog 2010 and The Lord of the Rings.