It seems like we were just up there, up on the Moat Mountain Range (of 52WAV fame) but during monorail season those lower elevation southern aspects hold a lot of appeal. That’s what Redline Guide Howard Aronson figured when he chose the Moats for his three guests. Initially a North Moat loop seemed like it might be an option, but recent trail condition reports weren’t favorable. […]
While our guest did beat the Carters — South and Middle Carter, anyway — it really was the Carters that won. Carter Dome was supposed to be next you see and that plan was scrapped. The monorail’s to blame. Postholing can be tough business. So much so our guest wanted none of it on day two. The NH 4ks can wait. It was time to turn […]
A returning guest, working on his GRID, was again paired up with Redline Guide Chase Hall. Chase can relate to all things GRID. For those who have no idea what the GRID is, well, you know those 4000-footers, right? Try doing them in every month of the year (usually taking years to complete). Boom, that’s the GRID. 48×12. “Needed” today was Mts Liberty and Flume. Chase […]
As we did when writing about the designated Wilderness areas within White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) — an article where we tried to introduce and capture the essence of those important areas, or at least as we see them — this article will be an opinionated introduction to the Presidential Range a.k.a. the “Presidentials” or “Presis” as some call them. We will introduce you to the […]
Yes, we coined a new word: Springier (adj.) more spring-like; conversely, also less winter-like. In any case, we can call it perfection because that what it seems like. And based on feedback from Redline Guide Chase Hall, perfection is apt. The following words and photos should lend support to this bold claim. It was a fun hike up Mt Moosilauke today with a repeat guest. The […]
The first group was for hikers aged 17-25. For them it was a free training opportunity funded by Hiking Buddies and delivered and discounted by Redline Guiding! The objective and result was a group to trained and certified folks heading into the hills. This second group was a bit different in that this one was for members aged 26-126 — old people — and it wasn’t […]
Most of the photos revealed a bit of an overcast, but in a video we were given (see below), blue skies and sunshine did grace the day. Also present in the video was what looked and sounded like some decent ground conditions and some fun skiing. On lead for this one-on-one backcountry ski tour on Left and Right Gullies in Tuckerman Ravine (on Mt Washington) was […]
A young couple, eager for adventure, wisely chose the get trained before heading out and risking life and limb. They came to us for a full day Mountaineering Skills course to begin this process. There’s lots to know and a ways to go, but the info learned this day laid a solid foundation upon which to build. Now the repetition starts, the objective to have it […]
From our half-day brush-up to our full two-day advanced session, our Wilderness Navigation course is all that. As it should be. It was built on a solid foundation and we’ve been tweaking it for over 12 years striving all the while to make it practical and usable here in the White Mountain National Forest. The one-day offering is our default and it’s what we recommend when […]
Venturing into the Cascades and the Alps will be an experience and our guests plan to take on Mont Blanc in August. From us they just wanted a little training. Redline Guide Pat Ferland spent a day-and-a-half with them going over mountaineering and glacier skills. […] We went over to Black Mountain Ski Area in Jackson to work on our glacier travels skills, walking as a […]
This is a special event offering qualifying participants, ages 17-25, free training funded by Hiking Buddies and delivered and discounted by Redline Guiding! To learn more, visit this page. For our Hiking Buddies we did things a little differently this season. Instead of two days of classes, this year we opted for one day of classes — dropping the backpacking segment at this time — followed […]
Hiking Owls Head in the spring can be quite rough, quite challenging (like a lot of New Hampshire’s trails). We know first-hand the difficulties may include post-holing on disintegrating monorails, slush falling on you, the very length of the thing, and of course being swept to the sea while crossing melt-flooded streams is also a thing — typical spring dangers, of course. And this is with […]
