We love seeing a group whose members are able to accept their differences, look past them, and embrace and support each other. Like a team! That’s what we witnessed on this recent hike led by Redline Guide Debra McCown. One member of the team on this corporate outing wasn’t at the same physical level as the other two he accompanied. So the two who could get […]
In our Hike Intro Course we often refer to a scenario involving descending the sketchiness of the notorious Flume Slide Trail. It goes like this: 1) We have a plan to go up Flume Slide Trail to Franconia Ridge Trail, then head over the Liberty and descend Liberty Spring Trail soon after summiting; 2) We tell our students that for some contrived reason that we are […]
Our oft-returning Gridder was at it again, this time taking on (and winning) Madison and Adams putting him that much closer to the end of the tunnel. The team had great weather but the winds were strong, but it didn’t stop them from making it to the top. Leading this trip, as usual, was Redline Guide Chase Hall. Here are a few photos of the day! […]
She’s working on her winter 48 and Mt Washington was on her list so she reached out to us for assistance. She was interested in not just summiting the mountain but in also being further introduced to comprehensive winter skills and dipping her toe into the wild sport of mountaineering, both part of our Two Day Winter Mt Washington Program. The latter not just for the […]
A returning guest, the fellow working on his Grid (all the 4ks, every month), took another mountain off the table by completing South Twin for January. Leading the charge, as usual, in “excellent conditions for snowshoes all day,” reported, was Redline Guide Chase Hall. What follows are a few keepsake photos of the day taken by Chase! Gridded out South Twin today It was -5 at […]
A couple came to us ready to start the year right. They began by taking our combined Winter and Mountaineering Skills courses on the final day of 2025. They then followed this up with a Mt Washington summit attempt on the first day of 2026. This was all part of our Two Day Winter Mt Washington Program. They didn’t summit, but between the high winds and […]
Two more days in New Hampshire means two more days of hiking — a strategy for making it worth the drive all the way from New York City. These returning guests are taking on our “4000-footers” and on this trip, led by Redline Guide Debra McCown, our couple took on Mt Moosilauke on the first day and South and North Hancock on day two getting them […]
You may recall that there is a fellow we’ve mentioned once or twice working on “Gridding” all the 4000-footers on every month of the year. They don’t all have to be summited in a single year, but we bet that for 2025, it might have seemed like it was. In 2025 our guest summited a whopping 91 4000-footers! We’re stoked to say we were there for […]
Every now and then we will get a one-on-one request from the parents of a teen — or younger. We’re glad to help, but like Scouting in the US, we have a Youth Protection Policy that mandates no one-on-one activities without the supervision of another adult. If no adult sibling, parent, etc., is available, we have to bring on a second guide. This was such the […]
If you’ve been reading our content for a while, you’re likely familiar with one guest in particular: the fellow working on his Grid — the one who just got himself down to a remaining 100 summits. He’s the one that usually goes out with Redline Guide Chase Hall but on this adventure Chase had some plans so Redline Guide Debra McCown took the lead. On this […]
Skills & MW is what we call our Two-Day Winter Mt Washington Program, for short. It’s a very popular offering geared toward those dipping their toe into mountaineering and those wanting to climb the notorious Mt Washington on an entry-level mountaineering route — namely the Lion Head Winter Route. The program is completed over a two-day period, obviously. Day one is all about training and preparation […]
Today was a special day in the mountains! One of accomplishment and celebration. Today Redline Guide Chase Hall led our oft-returning Gridder up Mt Garfield. For our guest this was peak 476. Since 48 (peaks) times 12 (months) equals 576, reaching 476 means our guest only has 100 summits to go! What follows is a summary by Chase along with some photos. My guest reached yet […]
