This page is an attempt by me to help you from getting lost (or worse) in the mountains and to protect me from getting sued!
To be very clear: A GPS/GPX file, by itself, is not enough to keep you safe and to keep you from getting lost.
Mountain navigation, both on and off trail, utilizes a combination of map, compass, altimeter and GPS. But most of all, it takes training and experience to know how to use these tools, know their strengths and limitations and which tools are best suited to a given situation.
A GPS, particularly when used to follow someone else’s track, might be utilized to indicate which way to go, but very little about the exact terrain that direction might lead into. A GPS can indicate nothing about the suitability of a particular path in the exact conditions of a given day. A path chosen for a dry summer outing, for instance, may be extremely dangerous in snow or even just wet conditions.
The .gpx files posted on this site are just records of trips that I have taken. In many cases, I was with a group of highly trained and skilled Mountaineers that purposely set out to tackle difficult mountain peaks. Please do not attempt any of these trips without further research into the suitability of the trip in terms of the skill level of the group attempting them. By posting these data files, I am only indicating that on at least one occasion, I went this way. I cannot get into specifics of how I prepared myself other than to say, I have been traveling, by foot, in the mountains for many years.
So please accept my layman’s attempt at a disclaimer. I am in no way suggesting that you should attempt any of these trips. Please take responsibility to understand your own skill level in mountain navigation. If you have never attempted to navigate yourself in the mountains before, your skill level is likely quite low!
Stay safe out there!