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(32,982 posts) Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:00 PM 19 hrs ago

Katahdin's Knife Edge....

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Crossed it a few times in my younger life. Hike up, with full pack, wasn't a problem. Hiking down was really tough. We;d head into Russel Pond, I;think it was about 15 miles from the top.

Back then, people would hike up to the "chimney" with their gliders. Once oriented and set, they'd step out and the chimney would lift them another 1000 feet or so, immediately. No forward movement, just lift.

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Katahdin's Knife Edge.... (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 19 hrs ago OP

Did the Knife Edge when I was about 13. Very scary! yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #1

Ran it in the mid 70's. Grew up running jettys as a kid. cachukis 19 hrs ago #2

You ran the Knife's Edge? Whoa. OAITW r.2.0 19 hrs ago #3

Yes. Been verified by my compatriots. cachukis 19 hrs ago #4

My old legs ache just watching him. lamp_shade 10 hrs ago #5

yellow dahlia

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1. Did the Knife Edge when I was about 13. Very scary!

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Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:02 PM

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cachukis

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2. Ran it in the mid 70's. Grew up running jettys as a kid.

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Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:08 PM

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OAITW r.2.0

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3. You ran the Knife's Edge? Whoa.

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Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:13 PM

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cachukis

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4. Yes. Been verified by my compatriots.

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Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:23 PM

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Danced on the jettys of Brant Rock as a kid. Developed a safety balance. Did 30 of 4000 footers in White Mountains.
Ran down many of them with a heavy pack as we overnighted. Knees tell the story today.
Did Orizaba in Mexico. Antigua and Fuego in Guatemala. Snowed in on top of Antigua in 1978. Wild lightning surrounded by thunderhead.
Hoped to make it to Aconagua in Peru. Ran out of road in my '65 Volvo Wagon.
With my Maine friend from OOB.

lamp_shade

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5. My old legs ache just watching him.

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Sat Jun 27, 2026, 04:31 AM

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