He came to us in the eleventh hour, referred by AMC Reservations. A Vermonter who wanted to hike Mt Chocorua and wanted a guide so he didn’t have to go it alone. He asked if we could accommodate his want. We could but we had some questions — particularly since he hadn’t yet filled out our booking form. We asked the normal stuff: experience, fitness, desire, […]
A Girl Scout Troop wanted our help on the Southern Presidential Range. The plan was to meet them at the Mizpah Hut — where they stayed the night — lead them to the 4k summits of Mts Pierce and Eisenhower, then bring them back to go. An interesting ask and we were happy to accommodate. On the job for this mission was Redline Guide Debra McCown. […]
Descriptors given were “17 Miles of Bliss” and “Technicolor Dream Boat” and based on the photos of this Appalachian Trail (AT) Section in Vermont, they’re pretty apt. Leading a returning guest on this backpack was Redline Guide Arlette Laan. Here are the photos she took: Looks like you guys had fun! Nice lead, Arlette, and to our guest, thanks for adventuring with Redline Guiding!
The title identifies the objectives of our oft-returning guest working on his GRID (hiking all those 4ks every month of the year), but the order differs in that Redline Guide Chase Hall and guest started with North Twin. They then traversed over to South Twin before dropping down the Devil’s Staircase (yeah, we just made up that name) to go for the much shorter Galehead. This […]
The fall is one of the best times of the year to get out and learn the ins and outs of backpacking. For those new to this activity, doing it during the best time of year helps sell the sport by providing the best memories. Redline Guide Arlette Laan knows this well. She loves teaching this class throughout the season but doing it in the fall […]
Three mountains — major summits in the Northern Presidentials — make up what is known as the “JAM.” The summits being Jefferson, Adams, and Madison. It is these three summits that one oft-returning guest wanted and completed with Redline Guide Chase Hall. Though “wanted” may not be the word this Gridder actually used. When hiking all of the 48 4000-footers in every month, the spoken word […]
Those in the know — the hikers that hike NH’s 48 4000-footers — will understand that “Tris” in our shortened title will refer to the Tripyramids. There are three such peaks bearing that name, all over 4000-feet, though thanks to the 200-foot prominence rule only two actually count: Middle and North. The purpose of this hike was so our returning guest could snag those two peaks. […]
Biting insects and hot, humid weather used to occupy many of our thoughts. They have been replaced, much to our delight. Now we’re better able to take note of the positive superlatives. For example: it’s cooler and, barring a little rain now and then, drier. The biting insects have for all practical purposes, vanished. And the mostly green visuals have tuned into a kaleidoscope of fall […]
A New SAR Intro Course has been added — check it out! The recent SAR Intro Course we just taught was so well received we spent the day tweaking the in-house course outline to make it even better, finishing up the entry on our site, adding it to our educational offerings page as well as to our site navigation and booking form. We’ve now gone live […]
We had four days to dedicate to variety and variety is what we gave. Items included hiking Mts Flume and Liberty, an overnight at the Liberty Spring Tentsite, strolling along the Franconia bike path, visiting the Basin, camping at Franconia Brook Tentsite, heading over to Artists Bluff after some rain. And more (rain)… it’s all a blur now. But fun was definitely had, despite said rain. […]
A southern New Hampshire group of homeschoolers approached us wanting an introduction to the world of Search and Rescue (SAR). The parents felt this would be a good topic with which their students could broaden their horizons. Collectively we have a wealth of experience and we were all for it figuring in the worst case it would at least deepen their understanding of such matters. And […]
For anyone who follows along with our myriad blog posts, you’ll probably know that Redline Guide Chase Hall has been accompanying one fellow with his GRID (you know, accounting for the 48 4000-footers every month of the year). If you are, then you’ll also see Mt Isolation (4004′) coming up a lot. So much so that our guest is almost done “Gridding out” that particular peak. […]
