The Castle Ravine trail departs from the Randolph path just off the AT (Gulfside) at Edmunds Col which is just North on the AT from Jefferson in the whites. Randolph Path is one of the access routes to the Perch campsite for NOBOs. http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthrea...s-Col-Fatality

Since it was a solo accident the details may never be known but recent weather in the whites has caused most high trails to be solid ice. Numerous trail reports are indicating that Kahtoola microspikes are entirely inadequate for the current conditions on some trails where they normally are adequate. The lack of snow on the summits leads many to assume that the conditions are spring like but its still winter up high. I will take packed snow over ice any day.