A many-time returning guest working on his Grid — meaning to summit all 48 4000-footers, every month of the year — and reached out to his permaguide Redline Guide Chase Hall. The objective this trip, if not already clear by the title, was Owls Head. Chase reported that the higher crossings were tricky and they had to get creative. The rocks, he wrote, were glazed over. He predicts a more solid base in a few days.


