Huntington Ravine was on the table, but the air was so wet, the clouds coming and going, and morning sprinkles added to the soggy problem. A little wetness is okay, but the more of it there is, the more dangerous the hike becomes, especially if Huntington is on the agenda. Tuckerman Ravine was Plan B and that is the plan Redline Guides Chase Hall and Gregg […]
As much as we like variety, the number of options is indeed finite. Thus, for those working on their GRID of all the 4000-footers in every month, repeats are inevitable. And that’s okay. Many of the trails are worth repeating several times anyway — and just stick with that mindset to protect your sanity. Leading this oft-returning guest on Mt Isolation — again — is Redline […]
A family from Alabama reached out hoping to book a non-specific nature tour. When asked what our prospective guests at the time might like to focus on — us offering topic examples like history, geology, sociology, environment, flora and fauna, and teachable moments — the reply we got to all that was “yes.” For those not in the know, this translates to: “we’ll take it all.” […]
Two days, in a row, without some rain? Is that even possible? Not that rain seems to stop the guides around here. They’re out there hiking and backpacking in it all the same, and even rock climbing — though that part was done between rains, as if by magic. We were worried. The notion of two consecutive days… was it fantasy? As it turned out, however, […]
And on this trip there was one. This Hiking Buddies Intro to Backpacking experience was close to full, but then things happened, numbers thinned, though plans were in motion and they stayed that way. Redline Guide Debra McCown ended up having only one student, but this did not diminish the experience. What follows is a step-by-step summary from Debra along with one zillion photos. A Chill […]
