A returning guest from Philly reached out as he happened to be in town for a bit. He wanted to drive up the Auto Road to the summit of Mt Washington, hike down Crawford Path to Lakes of the Clouds (cognizant of the weather), check out the ‘views,’ then head back up to the summit before driving back down. With him was Redline Guide Debra McCown. […]
The first women’s only backpacking intro a few weeks ago was a success so we decided to offer another, this time mid-week. We knew turnout might be limited with a mid-week trip, but not everyone works Monday through Friday so we really needed to make this possible. And we did. We were even able to make it run even with one person — and that’s what […]
It was a simple, straightforward request, one we get often: “We’d like to summit Mt Washington via Huntington Ravine.” The requesting brother-sister team had a perfect day for this ascent of the “most difficult trail in the Whites” and with them a terrific guide, Redline Guide Debra McCown to show the way. What follows is a summary written by Debra along with about one-trillion photos. Weirdest […]
A returning guest booked with us, this time hoping to take on the Carters. For those who don’t know, the Carters, — Middle, South, and Carter Dome (4000-footers) — are often referred to as “the effing Carters” and, honestly, we get it. On some days. This day was not one of those. On this day the Carters and the weather were fantastic. Leading was Redline Guide […]
Some people are focused on racing along trying to finish their 48 4000-footers of New Hampshire in one push or in one season or in every month of the year. Other people, on the other hand, just want to take their time, stopping to smell the flowers as they say, and enjoy a more casual process. The 48 in one lifetime, for example, is plenty for […]
We were founded and opened our doors in October of 2016. About five or six months later we were inspired to give back to the trails we love so much. Being there are many ways to show our appreciation — like pouring money into some agency or some fund — we opted to roll up our sleeves and actually perform trail work duties under the supervision […]
Section hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT) is popular to those who don’t have the months of free time necessary for a complete single-effort thru-hike. Section hiking allows a person to break the thing up into manageable chunks. The downside to this is the waiting between sections can drag on for weeks, months, years, even decades. These extended gaps can allow us to grow older and to […]
A returning guest working on her New Hampshire 4000-footers list requested the company of her go-to guide Redline Guide Mike Maciel. On this extended day they took on the Z-Bonds Traverse. We’ll let Mike M. tell it, his words and photos follow. Our longtime guest achieved a big milestone this week having finally stood on the summit of all New Hampshire’s famed 4000 footers. There is, […]
Area hikers were informed that come June first the beloved Lincoln Woods Trail was going to close for five to six months for maintenance. This news forced a lot of people, particularly those working on their 48 4000-footers, to re-think their plans. Some who were planning to put off getting Owls Head until some undetermined future date decided they needed to do it now! Same for […]
A new guest visiting from Tennessee reached out and requested a half day hike in this general area (Mt Washington Valley). With Redline Guide Debra McCown in the lead we came up with a few qualifying objectives and the beloved South Moat Mountain was ultimately chosen. Light breezes really helped the team keep their cool and escape some of the bugs. Clear skies and stellar views […]
A returning guest and student reached out looking for a wilderness navigation refresher. It’d been a year since her last class and while she remembered a lot, she also felt more training was needed. This was a custom offering and by the end of the day our student felt fairly comfortable with many of the trickier, more perishable bits. Now she has to complete her homework […]
Once again our Grid-Getting-Guest was out there with Redline Guide Chase Hall bagging the final ascent of Cannon Mountain. He has four more peaks to do this summer then a few more winter peaks. All told he will finished in about 13 months with the grand completion on Mt Jackson… but we’re getting ahead of ourselves. For now, let’s check out some of today’s gorgeous photos. […]
