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  Join Dick Chasse, an American Mountain Guides Association trained rock climbing, alpine, and ski guide as we try to climb Katahdin in the winter. I tagged along with Dick and a group of new and returning guides from Acadia Mountain Guides on their winter staff training.  Dick shares many of his tricks and secrets with us to make your next trip out in the winter more enjoyable.  Connect with Dick at Acadia Mountain Guides Tools in Dick's Guiding Tool Box Garmin inReach Mini provided life-saving communication and positioning for us while in Baxter and beyond cell-phone reception. The inReach App paired with Dick's iPhone allowing him to send text messages from his phone to our medical advisor back in Orono via satellite, and in real time. In the backcountry, with a potential medical emergency on our hands, this kind of communication allowed us to make a better and more informed decision to evacuate. It also gave us the ability to request help if the situation further degraded.    Special Thanks to Cheryl B. E