A couple of fellows asked to hike with us for a few days. They were requesting one full day hike (that’s what this blog post is about), one overnight using one of the AMC’s huts (this is what they are doing as this is being written), and one final hike, a cooling-down half-day. This first day was led by Redline Guide Tim Jones — see his […]
See what we did there? Back in December an 80-years-young guest reached out hoping for some companionship/guidance/portering on the partial traverse of the Mahoosuc Range as part of her decades-long AT section hiking effort. Specifically she wanted to travel from Route 2 to Goose Eye Trail, with the latter being the ultimate goal — for now. For those who know us know that this is the […]
We had a father-son team from the Netherlands reach out as suggested by ChatGPT. They were hoping to do a hike while they were visiting the area. A small mishap in Washington, DC, involving the father’s knee, however, had him wondering if he’d be able and ready or if he would have to change his plans. Luckily he was mending well and they were able to […]
A returning guest has booked hikes with us in the past for her grandchildren and she did so again this season. The hikers she was gifting were ages 20 (it was his birthday), 16, and 12 and they love to hike. Especially fun scrambles. The plans floated included Mt Chocorua as well as the Baldfaces. The latter was the adventure selected. Leading this, as had been […]
A runner of Ultras came to us looking for a companion on a one-day Mahoosuc Traverse. This ask is understandable. The ~32 mile Mahoosuc Traverse represents some of the toughest terrain in the White Mountain National Forest of Maine and New Hampshire. The muddy sections alone demand attention as do the via ferrata bits and of course there’s the notorious “Mahoosuc Notch.” Additionally, if it’s not […]
We love meeting the wants and needs of our guests, helping them along on their journey to complete this or that objective. Whether it be the Terrifying 25, the 52 With a View, or, in this case, the NH 48 4000-footers, we’re on it. This post covers such a trip, this one led by Redline Guide Rhonda Willette. What follows are her words and photos helping […]
Once again Camp Tevya — a Jewish summer youth camp — reached out booking another half-day of adventure with us. This time we began our day at the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center. Once organized and outfitted the kids followed the lead of six Redline Guides: Debra McCown, Rhonda Willette, Bethany Bourget, Mary Fields, Tim Jones, and Gregg Ludvigson. As a team they took on a counterclockwise […]
A new guest reached out to us with a pretty specific request: he wanted to reach the north summit of Mt Cube (one of the 52 With a View peaks). There he wanted to relax, admire the scenery on a beautiful day, eat lunch, take some photos, then hike back. Quite simple and matter-of-fact. Apparently he had spend time in this area as a youth and […]
The plan was to have our returning guests hike to the AMC’s Galehead Hut, summit Galehead, then return to the hut and stay for the night in anticipation for the next day. The following morning the trio took on a seriously steep trail, heading up the bag South and North Twin Mountains. After that they were going to retrace their steps and head down. Leading this […]
A new guest reached out to us hoping we could help. The plan was to hike the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail to Crawford Path then summit Mt Washington from there. After which our guest’s father would pick her up for at the top and bring her down the Auto Road. Leading this “one-way Washington” was Redline Guide Rhonda Willette. What follows are her words and photos. Our […]
A mother and her son were looking for a hiking guide and reached out to us thanks to some Facebook referrals. On point for this adventure was Redline Guide Rhonda Willette. It was a great choice and Rhonda showed them a great time choosing an entry-level 4000-footer: Mt Pierce. We could go into detail but Rhonda is stepping up a chief story teller on this. What […]
As the humidity increases the human body’s sweat fails to efficiently cool us — evaporative cooling stagnates in water-saturated air. Even in fairly moderate temperatures. The water has no where to go. This is one of the human body’s weaknesses. And it’s dangerous. Yet, we still get out there, pushing our limits, hoping for cooler temps, lower humidity, and stronger breezes (even if they don’t have […]
