A returning senior had been working with us for a while as he chipped away at his 4000-footers list. This trip up Mt Washington was going to be his final mountain on that list and summit it for a grand finish he did. Up Jewell Trail they went, heading down along the Cog tracks. In the Cog parking lot our guest’s family had gathered, ready with […]
A returning guest reached out hoping to grab the final two trails required by the rules of the Terrifying 25 list. The final two trails were, specifically, Great Gully and Castle. Leading was Redline Guide Debra McCown and her words and photos follow. He wanted to sneak in his last two Terrifying 25 trails before the season turned to winter, and he got them in just […]
A returning guest came up for another round of hikes. Leading her again was Redline Guide Rhonda Willette. Together, on day one, they took on Mt Success (34/52) on the Mahoosuc Range, even going so far as to find the plane crash site on the AT corridor swath. On day two they went for two mountains: Starr King (35/52 and Mt Waumbek (10/48). Like Mt Success, […]
Some who reach out want challenges, to sweat, but not always. Sometimes people just want to see samples of our grandeur. The nice temps of fall, the not-peak-but-still-wow colors, all with a hint of winter. It makes for a memorable experience. Leading this “Snowliage and Waterfalls” outing — as Tim put it — was Redline Guide Tim Jones. His words and photos follow… A new guest […]
The time since October 17th, 2016, and now has flown. There’s no other way to put it. Absolutely flown! That “boom” you heard is the result of breaking the speed of sound. It’s been quite the ride, but we’ve had some help along the way, friends, family, supporters, and a group of terrific guides — many of whom have been with it for years, some pretty […]
The Carters are known for making people re-visit them, to be grueling, to be annoying, to be in the way, and they lead to some hikers spouting expletives. Sometimes coining new ones along the way like the oft-heard “Effing Carters.” This trip’s returning guest had some previous experience with those peaks and asked us for company and moral support. We put Redline Guide Debra McCown on […]
Our many-time returning Grid-Getting-Guest was at it again, and as usual, this multi-weather hike was with Redline Guide Chase Hall. For our guest, as Chase notes, this one gets him one peak closer to his goal of hiking all of the 4000-footers, every month of the year: Gridding. My guest today Gridded out the month of October with a hike up Mount Garfield. The views were […]
A fit and experienced couple came to us wanting a guide for the famed, classic loop connected up high by the Franconia Ridge. As most do, our team ascended (the new and improved) Falling Waters Trail, crossed the Ridge from Little Haystack, to Lincoln, to Truman (North Lincoln), and to Lafayette, before descending Greenleaf Trail to Old Bridle Path back to the start. Redline Guide Chase […]
A father and son came to us hoping to hike a couple of somethings, asking “Claude” for advice along the way. Nothing was specified but the dad wanted his son to be introduced to a deeper level of nature and, with that said, left the planning to us. Doing said planning was Redline Guide Rhonda Willette. For the first of their two days with us, she […]
A new-to-us guest reached out looking for a hiking guide to accompany her on bagging mountains on the list of the 13 summits she still needs to complete hiking all of New Hampshire’s 48 4000-Footers. Before 70! On this first trip, she got two mountains closer with Wildcat A and D peaks now behind her. Only 11 to go now. Cheering her on was Redline Guide […]
A new guest, an experienced hiker, came to us from New Jersey hoping to summit our tallest mountain: Mt Washington . The forecast was making us think that a summit might not be possible as high winds could stymie their attempt. The idea of a Plan B mountain was even considered. But our guest wanted to go for it, even if something like Lion Head ended […]
It’s that time of year, people are trying to get things like working on their lists done before Mother Nature freezes the door shut on them. Leading this trip was Redline Guide Debra McCown, with her a returning guest interested in getting the Tripyramids done by way of the North and South Slides for the purpose of meeting the Mt Tripyramid Trail requirements for the Terrifying […]
